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Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly

lkelly@washingtontimes.com

Laura Kelly is a general assignment and health reporter for The Washington Times. Before moving to DC, Laura was the editor of The Jerusalem Post Magazine, reporting from Israel and the Middle East from 2012 to 2016. She is a graduate of Fordham University in the Bronx, NY. Email Laura at LKelly@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Laura Kelly

A pediatrician holds a dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at his practice in Northridge, California. Mumps has been reported in 42 states and the District of Columbia, despite a high compliance rate for vaccinations against the viral infection across the country. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mumps on rise in U.S., say officials

Health officials have surmised that the vaccine for mumps is not fully effective, explaining wide-ranging reports of the viral infection with at least three states recording more than 300 cases each since Jan. 1.

May 10, 2017