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Cases in the US have hit the highest point since the virus was eliminated, as vaccination rates decline.
The first measles deaths of the year in the U.S. come as cases surge nationwide.
BBC News – World Cases in the US have hit the highest point since the virus was eliminated, as vaccination rates decline.
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has grown to 1,222 confirmed cases and six measles-related deaths, and the CDC is sending a 'disease detective' to assist the county at the center of the outbreak. Nationwide, more than 4,400 measles cases have been reported.
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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has grown to 1,222 confirmed cases and six deaths, the CDC is sending a 'disease detective' to the affected county, and nationwide U.S. cases have surpassed 4,400.
BBC News – World Cases in the US have hit the highest point since the virus was eliminated, as vaccination rates decline.
Deaths from disease are first in state in 35 years and just one day after Maryland declared outbreak in three counties Two unvaccinated individuals have died of measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials announced on Tuesday. The deaths are the first in the state in 35 years and have been announced just one day after Maryland declared a measles outbreak in three counties. Measles is one of the most contagious d…
Sky News – World Jordanian authorities arrested three men after a deadly attack on a church. The assault occurred during a funeral procession in the western village of Hammoud and killed nine people, according to the newest report; an earlier account put the death toll at eight. The suspects were wounded in a dawn shootout with security forces. Jordan's director of public security described the assailants as Islamic extremists, but no group has been named.
NYTimes – World Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement won a parliamentary majority in Serbia's elections, ending roughly 14 years of his dominance. The opposition Student List is projected to secure a majority following nearly two years of protests. Vučić, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and denounced the movement as foreign-led, acknowledged the loss in an early speech.
BBC News – World Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was re-elected to a fourth term in a tight runoff against right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, official results showed. Lula won 51.7% of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2%. Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to have the vote annulled, following an evening of chaos at some polling places after voting was extended by two hours.
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