US Edition'Take the vaccine, please,' a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise
Dr. Mehmet Oz highlights rising measles cases in several states amid record-high vaccination exemptions, urging vaccination to prevent loss of U.S. measles elimination status.
- On Sunday, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, urged Americans to `Take the vaccine, please` amid outbreaks in South Carolina surpassing Texas' 2025 cases and one at the Utah–Arizona border, warning the United States risks losing its measles elimination status.
- U.S. vaccination data show rates have dropped and the share of children with exemptions reached an all-time high, while the Republican administration last month dropped some vaccine recommendations and misinformation from the coronavirus pandemic fuels distrust.
- Oz noted Medicare and Medicaid will continue to cover the measles vaccine, saying `There will never be a barrier to Americans get access to the measles vaccine` and defending recent federal vaccine recommendations.
- Children have borne the brunt of the outbreaks, raising concerns about public-health setbacks, while state public health authorities form alliances to counter federal government vaccine guidance.
- Longer term, advisory shifts and leadership scrutiny suggest concerns over vaccine guidance, as a federal vaccine advisory board overhauled by Kennedy last year voted to no longer recommend thimerosal-containing vaccines.
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Dr. Oz: ‘Take the vaccine, please’
WASHINGTON — A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. “Take the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines. “We have a solution for our problem…
Dr. Oz begs Americans to get inoculated against measles as outbreaks spiral. 'Take the vaccine, please'
An outbreak in South Carolina in the hundreds has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak, and there is also one on the Utah-Arizona border.
Dr. Oz Advises People to Get Measles Vaccine as Cases Rise in Several States
The administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has advised people to get a vaccine for measles in response to a rise in cases nationwide, mainly in South Carolina. “Take the vaccine, please,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, the CMS administrator, said in a CNN interview on Sunday, responding to a question about cases in South Carolina and elsewhere. “We have a solution for our problem.” Oz said that “not all illnesses are equally dang…
‘Take the vaccine, please’
WASHINGTON — A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. “Take the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines. “We have a solution for our problem…
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