Has the U.S. Lost Measles Elimination Status?
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- On inauguration day a year ago, a small town in Gaines County, Texas, reported an initial cluster of measles cases, which quickly escalated to over 2,200 cases across 45 states within a year, marking 2025 as the worst year for measles in the U.S. in more than two decades.
- More than 150 mostly unvaccinated children were hospitalized, and three unvaccinated individuals (two children and one adult) died from measles complications, the first fatalities in the U.S. in a decade.
- The virus continues to circulate with ongoing outbreaks at the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, indicating persistent transmission beyond the initial cluster.
- An international panel of experts will soon
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