Alabama health officials investigate possible measles exposure
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is investigating potential exposures after an unvaccinated child traveling ...
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After death in Texas, Alabama state health officer urges measles vaccines throughout state
On Wednesday, Texas officials confirmed the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015, an unvaccinated school-age child, amid an ongoing outbreak, prompting Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...
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Firearms, accidents top causes of ‘unexpected’ child deaths in Alabama, state says
Those just seem like such preventable things,” said Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama state health officer and the leader of ADPH. According to the 2023 Alabama Child Death Review System Progress Report ...