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Travel Warning: Measles Cases at Highest Since Virus Was Considered Eradicated
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports over 1,300 measles cases in the U.S. this year, attributing the rise to declining vaccination rates and reduced herd immunity.
- Measles cases are at a 33-year high in the U.S. in 2025, with 1,309 confirmed cases reported amid multiple outbreaks.
- The increase follows declining vaccination rates and misinformation, including false autism links propagated by Andrew Wakefield to Somali communities.
- Health agencies urge those exposed to watch for symptoms for 21 days, avoid contact with vulnerable individuals, and call providers before seeking care.
- A dose of MMR vaccine offers 93% protection that rises to 97% after two doses, with campaigns planned to improve vaccine uptake in low-coverage areas.
- The surge highlights the need for vaccination efforts to protect communities, especially those unable to be vaccinated or with weak immune systems.
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Mahdi Warsama didn’t live in Minneapolis when Andrew Wakefield, former doctor and prominent vaccine critic, shared his message with the city’s Somali community in 2008 and 2011. But Warsama still deals with the consequences. “It comes up every time we give a speech [or] we go to a gathering,” said Warsama, CEO of the Somali Autism Parent Network. Inevitably, he said, someone mentions the debunked link between vaccines and autism. “As an organiza…
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Cap City NewsThird Wyoming measles case confirmed to be in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health recently confirmed that a third case of measles in an unvaccinated adult has been found in Carbon County. That’s according to a press release from the DOH, which states that measles is a highly contagious infection that can cause severe illness. The release notes that the unvaccinated person was exposed outside of the United States. The person was briefly in public areas, resulting in potent…
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