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Join NBC 10, Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital for the Day of Giving Radio-Telethon on April 11.

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. The infection can lead to serious and sometimes fatal complications. Fortunately, measles is a vaccine-preventable illness.

The city has not confirmed any reports of tuberculosis among residents resulting from contact with the immigrants.

1. Children randomized to the MenA group rather than the Vi-TT group were more likely to be diagnosed with typhoid fever. 2. Overall Vi-TT vaccine efficacy was 78.3% with the highest efficacy seen for children aged 2-4 years. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Typhoid conjugate vaccines in Africa and Asia have shown high

According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong enough that they avoid getting important treatments, vaccines or tests. That poses a serious problem for public health. Researchers have helped develop a five step plan to help prevent what they call "needless pain" for kids getting injections or their blood drawn. Guest host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, who works with a team to implement th...