WARSAW — Local health officials are advising residents to be safe, rather than sorry when it comes to preparing themselves against measles. Responding to an announcement this week from the Indiana Department of Health, which issued a standing order to help get Indiana adults vaccinated against the infectious disease, Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Robert …read more.

The recent upsurge in measles cases, with 85 so far reported in seven states, may not be an issue for Indiana. According to Ross Silverman, a professor of health policy and management at IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana has stricter vaccination requirements for children to enroll in school than other states. …read more.