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Joining thousands gathered outside the State Capitol, opponents of a bill to repeal Connecticut's religious exemption for required school vaccinations marches down Capitol Avenue before the State Senate voted on legislation, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. A law adopted this week in Connecticut adds momentum to the push to strengthen vaccination requirements for schoolchildren, but efforts to give families more leeway are brewing in statehouses around the country in debates that go back more than a century. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)
Momentum grows for closing gaps in US vaccine requirements

By Dave Collins, David Crary And Michael Melia May. 01, 2021 08:12 AM EDT

Measles confirmed in case of unvaccinated Connecticut child

Apr. 09, 2021 05:14 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut child who was not vaccinated for measles has contracted the highly contagious disease, according to the state Department...

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2020, file photo, people walk in a market to shop ahead of the Diwalli festival in New Delhi, India. Scientists say it's still too early to predict the future of the coronavirus, but many doubt it will ever go away entirely. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance

By Aniruddha Ghosal And Christina Larson Feb. 14, 2021 08:12 AM EST

A man leaves as 'halal' logo of Indonesian Ulema Council is displayed on the facade of a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. As companies race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and countries scramble to secure doses, questions about the use of pork products — banned by some religious groups — has raised concerns about the possibility of disrupted immunization campaigns. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

By Victoria Milko Dec. 20, 2020 12:01 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Quad-City Times. Dec. 13, 2020. We need to keep up with the other vaccines, too We’re all eagerly awaiting the full...

FILE - In this March 27, 2019 file photo, a woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., north of New York City. The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 hit the highest caseload in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a study published on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, WHO and CDC said were nearly 870,000 cases of measles last year and that the number of deaths - about 207,500 - increased by almost 50% since 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

Nov. 12, 2020 01:43 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2020 04:43 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Stalling by PIAA and Wolf on fall sports leaves...

FILE - In this May 17, 2019, file photo, a measles vaccination is seen at the Knox County Health Department in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the first two countries in the World Health Organization's South-East Asia region to eliminate both measles and rubella ahead of a 2023 target, the U.N. health agency announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
WHO says Sri Lanka and Maldives eliminate measles, rubella

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Jul. 08, 2020 05:12 AM EDT

Congo now faces 2nd Ebola outbreak in northern province

By Krista Larson Jun. 01, 2020 11:27 AM EDT
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second Ebola outbreak in Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday, adding yet another health...

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, a health official administers a polio vaccine to children at a camp for people displaced by Islamist Extremist in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children at risk, according to a new analysis on Friday May 22, 2020, from the World Health Organization and partners. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Pandemic halts vaccination for nearly 80 million children

May. 22, 2020 11:01 AM EDT

A health worker checks the temperature of car passengers in an effort to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, as they enter the city in the Paghman district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
In random test of 500 in Afghan capital, one-third has virus

By Rahim Faiez And Amir Vahdat May. 03, 2020 09:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 file photo, a woman waits outside the Migowi Health Clinic to be injected with the world's first vaccine against malaria in a pilot program, in Migowi, Malawi. The World Health Organization is now warning that the battle against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, where it routinely kills hundreds of thousands a year, could be set back 20 years as countries focus almost all their energy and resources on containing the coronavirus outbreak. "We must not turn back the clock,” Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, file)
Fight against malaria could be set back 20 years, WHO warns

By Gerald Imray Apr. 24, 2020 05:41 AM EDT