Pediatricians and public health experts said they've seen a surge in requests for "bonus" doses of measles immunization following the death of an unvaccinated six-year-old in West Texas last week.

Kennedy has touted the benefits of an unconventional measles treatment including the steroid budesonide, the antibiotic clarithromycin and cod liver oil, which has high concentrations of vitamin A.

The Texas measles outbreak is raising a lot of questions about whether you need another measles vaccines. Here's what infectious disease doctors suggest.

Vaccination provides long-lasting 97% protection against measles infection. Most people who have been vaccinated do not need to be vaccinated again.

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Adults born before 1957 are assumed to have natural immunity because they were likely exposed to measles before the vaccine was created. Adults born and vaccinated between 1957 an

Almost every single case of measles is in someone who’s not vaccinated. I think you’re the perfect person to say sorry," the outspoken Democratic advocate said.