US EditionU.S. measles cases hit 30-year high with 3 deaths as CDC urges vaccination
The surge is driven by declining vaccination rates, with 93% of cases among unvaccinated or unknown status individuals, resulting in three deaths and hundreds hospitalized, CDC says.
- As of Dec. 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2,012 confirmed measles cases in the United States, the highest total in over 30 years, with three people dead this year.
- Earlier this year, health officials say vaccination rates declined, and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed ACIP, impacting vaccine guidance.
- Outbreaks across the country have driven the surge, with Texas reporting 803 cases this year and Spartanburg County, South Carolina, accounting for about 176 cases across 50 outbreaks.
- The CDC continues to urge Americans to get two doses of the MMR vaccine, noting about 11% of patients were hospitalized and over half are children and teens under 19; three deaths include two unvaccinated school-age children in West Texas.
- Public-Health experts warn the U.S. faces a critical 12-month transmission deadline and several outbreaks remain ongoing, likely causing loss of measles-elimination status as early as next month.
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