The U.S. measles outbreak has hit its worst point since 1992, putting elimination status at serious risk. The post ‘This ...

Halfway through 2026, the U.S. is already on pace to blow past 2025's total number of confirmed measles cases, which already marked a 30-year high.

The number of U.S. measles cases in 2026 has now exceeded 2,000, quickly approaching the full annual total of last year. As of June 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...

This November, the Pan American Health Organisation will review whether the United States has lost its measles elimination status — a designation held since 2000. As of April 23, 1,792 confirmed cases ...

Surveillance through early June 2026 documents 2,030 confirmed measles cases in 40 states, positioning the US for a potential year-over-year doubling. Outbreak dynamics dominate transmission, with 93% ...

Kennedy Jr. and his zealous followers have downplayed measles as “just a rash” and falsely claimed that “Measles outbreaks have been fabricated to create fear.” In 2021, when Kennedy wrote those words ...

Twenty years after the United States officially eradicated measles, the virus is taking advantage of waning vaccination rates and spreading again. The United States reported over 2,000 cases of ...