Category: Measles
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
CNN During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the second-worst measles outbreak in the US since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. Kennedy has claimed repeatedly that measles cases have “plateaued,” despite contradictory data from his own agencies. On Tuesday, the […]
Apr 15, 2025
The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here’s what to know
AP Texas surpassed 500 measles cases Tuesday, just days after a third person died from a measles-related illness. The U.S. has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024. Texas is reporting the majority of them with 505. The cases include two young elementary school-aged children who were not vaccinated and died from measles-related […]
Apr 9, 2025
Dozens of free measles vaccine clinics close in Texas as federal funding is cut
NBC News Many clinics had been planned at schools in the Dallas area with low vaccination rates. Steep federal funding cuts have forced public health officials in one of Texas’ most populous counties — Dallas — to cancel dozens of vaccination clinics and lay off 21 workers on the front lines of combatting the state’s growing […]
Apr 9, 2025
Hawaii confirms travel-related measles case in child under 5
Hawaii Tribune The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed its first measles case this year in an unvaccinated child on Oahu under the age of 5. Gov. Josh Green made the announcement during a press conference this morning, in which he urged everyone to get vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella. The case was confirmed […]
Apr 9, 2025
What will it take to get measles under control?
NPR It’s been 25 years since measles was officially “eliminated” from the United States. That’s a technical term. In public health, it means measles has not had a steady twelve month spread. Right now there are measles cases in several states The biggest number of cases are in West Texas where two kids have died. […]
Apr 9, 2025
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
ABC News 2nd child dies of measles in TexasThere are 607 confirmed measles cases across 21 states nationwide, according to data from the CDC. A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing outbreak that has infected hundreds of people, the vast majority […]
Apr 8, 2025
First case of measles reported in Indiana
WSBT News The first case of measles has been confirmed in Indiana. According to the Indiana Department of Health, the person infected is an unvaccinated child in Allen County. Public health officials are working on figuring out if this has led to any other cases in the area. So far, the risk to the general […]
Apr 8, 2025
Ontario’s measles outbreak is so big, even New York health officials are taking notice
CBC Ontario’s measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting. “Measles is only a car ride away!” reads the April 2nd measles travel advisory for all New Yorkers from the New York State […]
Apr 8, 2025
Third measles case in 2025 in Colorado confirmed
CBS News A third case of measles in Colorado this year has been confirmed by state health officials. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says an adult in southwestern Colorado has tested positive. The adult lives in Archuleta County, and it hasn’t been confirmed if the person is vaccinated or not. Evidence is showing it’s […]
Apr 8, 2025
Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock
AP A day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say. West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported on Tuesday. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week […]
Apr 8, 2025