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United States

Opinion | US vaccine sceptics are now in charge. That’s bad news for the world

As RFK Jnr replaces CDC vaccine experts with hand-picked sceptics, at peril is not just US public health but its global scientific authority.

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United States

US at tipping point for return of endemic measles

United States

Second US child dies of measles, almost 650 ill in southern states: officials

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Donald Trump

Trump drops vaccine critic Dave Weldon as nominee to head CDC

The surprise move came hours before his confirmation hearing, making Weldon the first Trump pick to be withdrawn from consideration.

Former US congressman David Weldon speaks in The Villages, Florida, in May 2012. Photo: AP
United States

Texas doctors fight vitamin A, RFK Jnr over measles treatment

As measles spreads across West Texas, paediatricians are working overtime to contact vaccine-hesitant parents and counter misinformation.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong health authorities investigating imported case of measles

Patient is a 38-year-old man who returned from Vietnam and visited Hong Kong Sports Institute last month.

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United States

Unvaccinated Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in years

Robert F. Kennedy Jnr, the top US health official and a vaccine critic, dismissed the Texas outbreak as ‘not unusual’.

A sign for measles testing is seen in Seminole, Texas, on Friday. Photo: AP
Coronavirus pandemic

Opinion | Asia has gained some perspective on Covid-19. Europe, US should too

Western governments should be framing a message of caution, not cancelling events, shutting everything down and feeding panic. If markets collapse, poverty will kill more people than the coronavirus.

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Pacific nations

Editorial | Denying the efficacy of vaccines invites disaster

As the South Pacific nation of Samoa has found to its cost, prevention of infectious diseases such as measles is better than cure

Pacific nations

How did Samoa’s measles outbreak start?

Public health experts warn the outbreak is a cautionary tale for nations with vaccination rates below 90 per cent – such as the Philippines, which reported more than 42,000 cases this year.

A boy receives a vaccine during a nationwide campaign against measles in Samoa. Photo: Unicef/AFP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Measles outbreak at airport over after two months, health officials say

In the 73 cases recorded in the city so far this year, 29 were related to the airport outbreak.

Airline staff queue up for the measles vaccination at Hong Kong’s airport. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Gucci store closes for disinfection after 3 sales staff catch measles

Two saleswoman, both 25, and one salesman, 30, admitted to hospital after catching the highly infectious disease, bring the number of cases in Hong Kong this year to 73.

Disease

Scientology cruise ship quarantined in Caribbean after measles case

134-metre Freewinds is normally based in Curacao and is used for religious retreats.

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Letters | Good reason to test arriving Filipino helpers for measles

Measles tests are necessary to protect both the domestic helpers and those in their care.

This year, Hong Kong is witnessing its highest number of measles cases in a decade. Photo: AFP
Wellness

How is Hong Kong responding to growing measles outbreak in Asia

An outbreak of measles that has infected thousands of people across Asia and continues to spread is sparking concerns in Hong Kong about the preparedness of travellers, especially over the recent Easter holiday.

Airport security staff at the Hong Kong International Airport wear face masks during the measles outbreak. Photo: Felix Wong

Filipino helpers can get measles test at airport but is it discrimination?

Department of Health announces pilot service as Hong Kong records highest annual number of measles cases in a decade but vice-chairman of the Filipino Migrant Workers’ Union says move sends out very dangerous message.

Measles outbreak: 170 million children unprotected as anti-vax movement surges

Measles has been on the rise globally. More than 110,000 cases were reported in the first three months of 2019, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Parents should know failure to vaccinate children is child abuse

A boy in Las Pinas City in the Philippines receive a measles vaccine during a nationwide immunisation programme in February. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Measles control requires following best-practice rules

Cautious implementation of the staff vaccination programme by phases reflects prudent use of the tight supply of vaccines and a priority to protect higher-risk patients.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Don’t allow anti-vaccine movement to spread in Hong Kong

Measles is making a global comeback because of misinformation and ignorance. The Hong Kong government needs to dispel the false claims and ensure all the facts are freely available, to avoid an epidemic in the densely-populated city.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Is Hospital Authority failing to protect pregnant staff amid measles scare?

Everyone understands measles vaccines and test kits are scarce resources, but pregnant women and their fetuses are the most vulnerable group in society. To refuse a heavily pregnant employee a measles antibody blood test is shocking.

Cathay Pacific ground staff wear face masks at check-in counters at the Hong Kong International Airport on March 24, in the early days of the measles outbreak. Pregnant Cathay flight attendants a few days later threatened to go on mass sick leave unless the airline improved its safeguards. Photo: Nora Tam
Asia elections

Elections in Thailand and Indonesia, and the resurgence of measles in Southeast Asia

Analysing the recent Thai election result, assessing the players and politics driving the Indonesian election, and a look at the Southeast Asian factors behind the recent measles outbreak

Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto at a campaign rally in Bali. Prabowo, who lost to current president Joko Widodo in the 2014 election, was a top military figure in the chaotic months before dictator Suharto was toppled by student protests in 1998. Photo: AFP

Pregnant woman among five more measles cases in Hong Kong

New infections bring number in the city since start of the year to 61.

Disease

Measles outbreak prompts Australia to push education, vaccination

An estimated 93.5 per cent of two-year-olds in Australia have received two doses of measles vaccine.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Latest airport worker with measles brings year’s infection figures to 56

The 30-year-old man, who worked at a restaurant in Terminal 2, developed fever on Thursday and rash the following day.

People at Hong Kong International Airport wearing masks. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Measles infections this year hit 55 as another airport worker falls ill

Customer service officer contracted the illness despite a previous vaccination.

The 25-year-old customer service officer contracted the disease despite a previous vaccination. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Four new Hong Kong measles cases confirmed, with one nurse affected

The 20-year-old nurse works in the medical ward of Princess Margaret Hospital, where a radiographer was found to be infected this week. One supplier of vaccines has told the Department of Health there will be a change in the supplies set to arrive in April.

Disease

Hong Kong gets 50th measles case, setting a five-year record

Seven more people were found to be infected on Thursday, bringing the total to 50. Two of the new patients, who both worked at the airport, had received three doses of vaccine.

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