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The US Had a Record-Breaking Year for Measles. It May Be the Start of a Deadly Comeback
More than 2,200 measles cases were confirmed in 2025, with over 95% unvaccinated, raising concerns of losing the US measles elimination status held since 2000.
- In 2025, the United States reported more than 2,200 confirmed measles cases, with the first major outbreak beginning January 20 in Gaines County, West Texas.
- CDC data indicate kindergartners' measles-mumps-rubella vaccine coverage fell below the 95% federal target, with philosophical objections cited by over a third and about 23% reporting difficulty meeting school requirements.
- State health data show Texas reported more than 760 cases, two child deaths, 49 outbreaks, and 99 hospitalizations in 2025.
- Continuous spread over the past year leaves the United States at risk of losing measles elimination status, and an independent Pan American Health Organization commission will review transmission data on April 13.
- Experts say raising vaccination rates and stronger school-entry requirements can curb outbreaks, while HHS says Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is 'clear and consistent' on vaccination effectiveness amid critics' claims.
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One Year After Texas Measles Outbreak Began, Experts Consider Another Grim Milestone
On inauguration day a year ago, a small town in Gaines County, on the western edge of Texas, reported a cluster of measles cases. “There’s a feeling this is going to be more and more common,” an infectious disease expert told The New York Times at the time. That feeling turned out to be right. Within a few weeks, the case count had jumped to 24. Then to more than a hundred. And over the 12 months that followed, measles sickened more than 2,200 p…
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