Vaccines

KUOW Newsroom

Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons

More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law.

All Things Considered

The Other Reasons Kids Aren't Getting Vaccinations: Poverty and Health Care Access

Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.

KUOW Newsroom

As measles outbreak hits Western Washington, here's what you need to know

Paige Browning talks with Dr. Jeff Duchin about the current outbreak of measles in the Puget Sound region.

Unvaccinated students and staff barred from two Seattle-area schools after new measles cases

After a staff member at Issaquah High School and a student at North Creek High School in Bothell were diagnosed with measles, Public Health Seattle-King County and Snohomish Health District told the schools to keep out any unimmunized students and staff for at least three weeks.

KUOW Newsroom

Traveler with measles hit most of Seattle's hot tourist spots

A man who traveled through Seattle has tested positive for measles. Here are the popular tourist spots he visited.

Measles outbreak in Washington may be over

There have been no new cases of measles in Clark County since Friday.

KUOW Newsroom

Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no

A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer.