/tags/measles Measles en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:43:45 GMT /health/2020-04-28/covid-19-has-kids-missing-vaccinations-meaning-one-outbreak-could-lead-to-another This post was updated May 1 with additional informationIt's World Immunization Week, but there's evidence that vaccinations are down as checkups get… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:43:45 GMT /health/2020-04-28/covid-19-has-kids-missing-vaccinations-meaning-one-outbreak-could-lead-to-another Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2020-02-26/mumps-outbreak-at-keystone-ski-resort-infects-19-and-counting Health officials are investigating an outbreak of mumps that started among employees of Keystone Resort in Colorado. Of the 19 cases identified so far, 18… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:25:23 GMT /health/2020-02-26/mumps-outbreak-at-keystone-ski-resort-infects-19-and-counting Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2020-02-11/seeking-health-freedom-some-parents-relocate-to-idaho-for-its-looser-vaccine-laws At a public hearing last year in Boise, Idaho, recent transplant Alicia Peterson urged lawmakers not to tighten vaccine requirements. "I, this last year,… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:15:09 GMT /health/2020-02-11/seeking-health-freedom-some-parents-relocate-to-idaho-for-its-looser-vaccine-laws Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2020-01-03/no-new-cases-after-colorado-measles-scare-knock-on-wood Back in mid-December, three children were hospitalized with measles after passing through the Denver airport and the emergency department of Children’s… Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:58:15 GMT /health/2020-01-03/no-new-cases-after-colorado-measles-scare-knock-on-wood Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2019-12-17/colorado-measles-cases-have-health-officials-on-high-alert Three children are being treated at a Denver-area hospital for measles, adding to the more than 1,200 cases of the disease reported this year nationwide.… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:40:59 GMT /health/2019-12-17/colorado-measles-cases-have-health-officials-on-high-alert Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2019-12-16/as-colorado-discusses-vaccinations-health-officials-warn-of-measles-exposure-at-denver-airport This post was updated at 8:30 p.m. with additional information.About 60 people gathered at the Colorado Capitol Monday for the third and final day of a… Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:14:47 GMT /health/2019-12-16/as-colorado-discusses-vaccinations-health-officials-warn-of-measles-exposure-at-denver-airport Rae Ellen Bichell /npr-news/2019-12-05/measles-numbers-were-bad-in-2018-this-year-theyre-even-worse The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-12-05/measles-numbers-were-bad-in-2018-this-year-theyre-even-worse Jason Beaubien /health/2019-10-31/measles-infection-causes-amnesia-in-the-immune-system-study-finds Researchers writing in the journal Science found that when kids get measles, it can cause “amnesia” in the immune system. In much of the Mountain West,… Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:18:17 GMT /health/2019-10-31/measles-infection-causes-amnesia-in-the-immune-system-study-finds Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2019-05-25/kindergartners-are-at-risk-of-a-measles-outbreak-an-attempt-to-rectify-that-got-personal This post was updated May 28, 2019 at 9:15 p.m. to include the leastest outbreak numbers and an additional infographic. Measles have reached the highest… Sat, 25 May 2019 18:31:55 GMT /health/2019-05-25/kindergartners-are-at-risk-of-a-measles-outbreak-an-attempt-to-rectify-that-got-personal Rae Ellen Bichell /health/2019-05-03/even-with-measles-cases-at-a-high-colorado-vaccination-bill-didnt-make-it This story was updated May 3, 2019 at 3:40 p.m.Measles cases have reached a 19-year high in the U.S., but a bill in Colorado aimed at improving childhood… Fri, 03 May 2019 19:41:15 GMT /health/2019-05-03/even-with-measles-cases-at-a-high-colorado-vaccination-bill-didnt-make-it Rae Ellen Bichell