/tags/measles Measles en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-20/your-questions-about-measles-in-st-louis-answered © 2024 ��������’s Sarah Fentems tells us what you need to know about measles and how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-05-20/your-questions-about-measles-in-st-louis-answered Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2025-05-07/health-officials-high-alert-measles-st-louis-missouri Measles can take hold when vaccination rates fall below 95%. Health workers say pockets of the state are at risk as immunization rates drop. Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-07/health-officials-high-alert-measles-st-louis-missouri Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2025-05-05/missouri-reports-first-measles-case-reported-st-louis A person from out of state with measles reportedly visited the St. Louis Aquarium on April 30, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Mon, 05 May 2025 15:56:03 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-05/missouri-reports-first-measles-case-reported-st-louis Staff Reports /health-science-environment/2025-04-24/illinois-first-measles-case The Illinois Department of Public Health is working to identify potential locations of exposure, including the clinic in southern Illinois where the patient sought care, to see whether any other patients were exposed. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:46:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-04-24/illinois-first-measles-case Beth Hundsdorfer /health-science-environment/2025-04-18/measles-case-reported-in-southern-missouri-patient State health officials said the pediatric patient tested positive for measles and that the case was a “associated with international travel.” Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:56:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-04-18/measles-case-reported-in-southern-missouri-patient Sarah Fentem /news-briefs/2025-03-07/st-louis-health-director-warns-of-falling-vaccination-rates-federal-cuts The city’s health director said during a panel Friday she’s concerned falling vaccination rates and a lack of federal guidance could put the state’s community’s at risk. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:10:51 GMT /news-briefs/2025-03-07/st-louis-health-director-warns-of-falling-vaccination-rates-federal-cuts Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-04-01/missouri-measles-vaccinations-drop-kids-increased-risk Since 2017, the percentage of Missouri's kindergarten-age children who have received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has dropped from 95% to around 90%, according to state health officials. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-01/missouri-measles-vaccinations-drop-kids-increased-risk Sarah Fentem /2019-07-17/as-anti-vax-movement-grows-in-missouri-families-with-sick-children-fear-for-their-lives Vaccinations not only protect your health, they protect the health of the community by slowing or stopping the spread of illness. But Missouri now has... Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:05:15 GMT /2019-07-17/as-anti-vax-movement-grows-in-missouri-families-with-sick-children-fear-for-their-lives Alex Smith /health-science-environment/2019-05-14/st-louis-health-officials-urge-vaccinations-as-measles-surges-across-the-u-s The St. Louis Department of Health is urging people to receive a measles shot before the busy summer travel season begins.The U.S. largely eradicated… Tue, 14 May 2019 20:39:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-05-14/st-louis-health-officials-urge-vaccinations-as-measles-surges-across-the-u-s Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/health-officials-on-alert-after-measles-case-confirmed-in-jefferson-county Health officials in Jefferson County are trying to find people who may have come in contact with a person there who has caught measles.The person caught… Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:32:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/health-officials-on-alert-after-measles-case-confirmed-in-jefferson-county Sarah Fentem