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Texas measles outbreak grows to 124

The Hill

percent in 2014 to 2.32 The vaccine is required for most children entering kindergarten in public schools, but Texas allows children to get exemptions from the requirement for religious or other conscience-related reasons. As a result, the percentage of children with exemptions in Texas has risen from 0.76

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Alpha-Gal Syndrome after Ixodes scapularis Tick Bite and Statewide Surveillance, Maine, USA, 2014–2023

Preventing Chronic Disease

Alpha-Gal Syndrome after I. scapularis Tick Bite

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Almost 7 in 10 concerned about measles outbreak: Poll

The Hill

percent in 2014 to 2.32 The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is required for most children entering kindergarten in U.S. public schools, but Texas allows children to get exemptions from the requirement for religious or other conscience-related reasons. As a result, the percentage of children with exemptions in Texas has risen from 0.76

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Views of mental, physical health lowest in almost 25 years: Gallup

The Hill

Among respondents aged 18-29, those saying their mental health was excellent dropped by 27 points, in 2010-2014, to 24 percent between 2020 and 2024. For those between ages of 30 and 49, the rating dropped by 16 points to 30 percent who reported excellent mental health.

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RFK Jr says Texas measles outbreak a ‘call to action’

The Hill

percent in 2014 to 2.32 The MMR vaccine is required for most children in the U.S. entering kindergarten in public schools, but Texas allows children to get exemptions from the requirement for religious or other conscience-related reasons. As a result, the percentage of children with exemptions in Texas has risen from 0.76

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Despite criticism, the ACA has helped more Americans access health insurance 

Association of Health Care Journalists

Cost-sharing reductions ACA critics often note the high cost of ACA coverage, a criticism that was mostly accurate when the law became fully effective in 2014. In 2014, however, health insurers could vary premiums based only on an applicants age, location and in most states on tobacco use, she added.

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How the ACA changed health insurance for the better

Association of Health Care Journalists

Access to 10 essential benefits When it became fully effective in 2014, the ACA allowed consumers to shop for coverage on a public exchange (called the ACA marketplace) where for the first time, they could compare and choose health insurance plans from multiple insurers in their state. who writes for healthinsurance.org.