Tag Archives: Measles

California woman suspected of exposing measles to theater showing ‘Avengers: Endgame’

A California woman in her 20s, who had just returned from an international trip, is suspected of exposing measles to an Orange County movie theater showing “Avengers: Endgame,” reports said Wednesday. ‘BRADY BUNCH’ STAR MAUREEN MCCORMICK SLAMS ANTI-VAXXERS FOR USING MARCIA MEASLES MEME NBC reported that The Orange County Health Care agency is warning all… Read More »

With Measles Outbreaks on the Rise, a Concern Over the Connection to Air Travel

Measles isn’t only in the headlines these days; it may also be on your airplane. An adult contagious with the disease flew from Asia to San Francisco in February, infecting two others — one adult and one child — during the flight, California health departments said this month. It’s an inauspicious development in a year… Read More »

The War to End All Measles

Armistice Day was first celebrated in 1919, a year after the armistice that ended the long and terrible first World War, taking effect at precisely 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11. It was renamed Veterans Day in 1954, to honor all those who had served, but also perhaps to acknowledge that the “war to end all… Read More »