Minnesota adds two cases to measles surge amid decline in routine vaccinations

Minnesota adds two cases to measles surge amid decline in routine vaccinations

A 3-year-old girl gets an MMR vaccine at a clinic in Texas in March. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)The number of Minnesota parents claiming non-medical exemptions to routine vaccinations has more than doubled in recent years, likely fueling the recent emergence of new measles cases, including two last week. Minnesota has reported 20 measles cases this year, with all recent cases in unvaccinated people. Measles is a highly contagious illn…

Two more measles cases confirmed in Minnesota

Last year Minnesota reported 70 measles cases, but 0 in 2023.