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Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states so far this year. Cases have been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, mostly ...
During the 2022-23 school year, 93% of children in kindergarten had met the vaccination requirements -- including for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to a November 2023 CDC ...
Why Measles Cases Are Rising Right Now. Alice Park. February 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM ... CDC data show that 93% of kindergarteners were vaccinated against measles during the 2021-22 school year ...
There have already been more reported measles cases in 2024 than there were in all of 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Young boy with measles in 1968. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 by the World Health Organization due to the success of vaccination efforts. [1] However, it continues to be reintroduced by international travelers, [1] and in recent years, anti-vaccination sentiment has allowed for the reemergence of measles ...
Measles is on the rise in the US. There were 285 cases of measles in the US across 33 states in 2024, the highest case count since 2019. The pattern looks to continue this year, with one outbreak ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles cases in Gaines County within the last two weeks. Eight of the 10 cases involved school-aged children.
Measles had been declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, as vaccine rates have decreased, the disease has seen a rebound.