What it's actually like to get measles
It starts with a high fever — in some cases, up to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Children may also feel achy or lose energy.
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West Virginia House passes bill to allow religious exemptions for student vaccines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia would join 45 other states that allow religious exemptions from childhood vaccines required for school attendance under a bill that passed the House of Delegates on Monday.
Ottawa appeals court decision calling use of Emergencies Act on convoy protests unreasonable
The federal government has filed an appeal to contest a federal court's decision that said the use of the Emergencies Act in early 2022 to clear convoy protesters was unreasonable and infringed on Charter rights.
Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows
The Florida measles outbreak is expanding. On Friday, health officials inBroward County confirmed a seventh case of the virus, a child under age 5.
‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Chris Barber suing Ottawa for freezing accounts
A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.
RFK Jr. is courting Black voters, a group he once targeted with vaccine disinformation
NEW YORK — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a roundtable campaign event with Black leaders Sunday covering a wide range of issues from police reform to the Israel-Hamas war. But one topic that wasn’t broached was his history of spreading vaccine disinformation to the Black community.
Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize
Erica Finkelstein-Parker planned her daughter’s 8th birthday party with love.