<p>Newborn babies have been exposed to measles at a Texas hospital and are receiving antibodies to protect them, NBC reports. The virus was brought into the University Medical Center Children's Hospital by a mother in labor — doctors didn't realize until after her admission that she was infected, and it's unclear when she tested positive. The immunoglobulin injections have been given to babies as young as three days old. A 2021 study found this therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns who are too young to be vaccinated. Emergency masking procedures have also been implemented. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/0.ZRbx" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/0.ZRbx</a></p><p><a href="/tags/measlesoutbreak/" rel="tag">#MeaslesOutbreak</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/vaccination/" rel="tag">#Vaccination</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>
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<p>"This year, there have been at least 7,599 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, up from 3,473 cases at this time last year, according to the latest tally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...</p><p>Nationwide, there were 35,435 cases of whooping cough in 2024, compared with 7,063 in 2023, according to a provisional surveillance report from the CDC."</p><p>~ Emily Mullin</p><p><a href="/tags/whoopingcough/" rel="tag">#WhoopingCough</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#measles</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/vaccination/" rel="tag">#vaccination</a><br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/measles-cases-are-rising-other-diseases-could-follow/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wired.com/story/measles-cases-are-rising-other-diseases-could-follow/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wired.com/story/measles-ca</span><span class="invisible">ses-are-rising-other-diseases-could-follow/</span></a></p>
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