Fewer children updating vaccinations during the pandemic
While you're making a checklist of what your kids need to go back to class soon, don't forget to update their immunization records.
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Hundreds of SPS students out of class due to vaccine paperwork; 23 citing personal MMR exemptions
The number of Spokane Public Schools students without proof of immunization paperwork dropped to 196 on Tuesday.
If your SPS student isn't vaccinated by Friday, they will be asked to stay home from school
Parents in Spokane have until the end of the week to vaccinate their children, after which point their kids will be asked to stay home from school.
35 Spokane Public School students could miss class due to state's MMR vaccine requirement law
Thirty five Spokane Public School students could miss school because of Washington state's new Mumps, Measles and Rubella vaccine requirement law.
Free clinic at Logan Elementary vaccinates dozens of children
With school starting Thursday, some local parents took advantage of a free vaccine clinic at Logan Elementary.
Washington lawmakers pass bill to limit MMR vaccine exemption options
Washington lawmakers went into overtime Wednesday night to vote on a bill that would limit the options for parents to exempt their children from the Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Nearly 300 US mumps cases reported in March
There have been 426 cases of mumps reported in the United States this year as of March 29, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Infants too young for vaccination infected in Australian measles outbreak
Two babies, aged 8 and 11 months, have been infected in a rare outbreak of measles in Australia as the highly contagious disease makes a comeback in East Asia and the Pacific.
Woman who lost her brother to measles troubled by people who opt out of vaccine
A local woman shares a warning after her family faced a death that was caused by measles.
Local agencies keep close eye on measles outbreak
43 cases of measles have been confirmed in western Washington, 42 in Clark County and one in King County.
Minnesota measles outbreak exceeds last year's nationwide numbers
There are now more measles cases in Minnesota than there were in the entire United States last year.
What are symptoms of the mumps?
With some cases of the mumps being reported around the U.S., find out more about what symptoms to look for and how mumps can spread.
