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For the first time, a confirmed case of Powassan virus has been reported in Sharon and public health officials are warning residents to take precautions against the tick-borne disease.
Health authorities have stressed that vaccines against whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are safe and effective, contrary to social media posts that falsely claimed the jabs were a "biohazard". The posts, which surfaced in the Philippines amid a surge in reported cases of the disease, misrepresented a photo of safety boxes -- where used syringes and vials are discarded -- from a vaccination drive in the Philippine city of Caloocan.
The CDC said the most recently reported number of measles cases in the United States (64) has already surpassed 2023's grand total (58).
State health officials said the latest case is believed to be travel-related.
Florida Health Department officials began investigating multiple cases of measles over the weekend in Broward County.