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2025 US Measles Outbreak

The United States experienced a substantial measles resurgence in early 2025, driven largely by clusters in close-knit communities with low MMR vaccination coverage.

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Feb 7, 2026

Why are measles cases increasing in US and how dangerous is the disease?

-outbreak">Measles cases in the have surged since 2024–2025 and continued into 2026 largely because pockets of under-vaccinated communities allowed imported cases to seed large outbreaks, with a singl...

Jan 28, 2026

vaccines

remain one of the most consequential public-health tools, credited with preventing serious disease across age groups and endorsed in schedules maintained by federal health agencies . Recent U.S. polic...

Jan 22, 2026

Are measles cases increasing in the U. S.?

Yes: surged in the in 2025 to levels not seen in decades and the early 2026 data show continued transmission and multiple state outbreaks, meaning cases are higher now than in recent years and remain ...

Jan 6, 2026

Which countries changed the timing or number of routine childhood vaccine doses in 2025 and why?

Only the United States undertook a major, documented overhaul tied to 2025 policymaking: following a December 2025 presidential directive comparing U.S. practice with peer nations, HHS and CDC moved t...

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