More measles cases confirmed in U.S. states

US Measles Cases Rise 26% in a Week; Total Now 607 in 21 States

The US now has 607 confirmed measles cases, a 26% jump from a week ago.

“This Shouldn’t Be a Thing Anymore” – 160+ Measles Cases Across U.S. Spark Public Health Alarm

Over 160 measles cases in 2024 have raised alarms about vaccine hesitancy and declining immunity, threatening the U.S.’s measles elimination status despite the effectiveness of the MMR vaccine. More than 160 measles cases have been reported across nine states so far this year, including one death and over 30 hospitalizations, according to data from the [...]

Pharmacist says 'stay home' if you have measles as cases rise across Europe

Measles cases have risen sharply across Europe, with experts predicting another spike this Spring. Here are the symptoms to look out for and how to protect yourself against the potentially dangerous virus

More measles cases confirmed in U.S. states

Health officials across the U.S. are fighting an intensifying outbreak of measles. Reporter Brooke Taylor has more.

Cele|bitchy | Former health official: ‘we are on track for the worst measles outbreak this century’

A coworker told me this week that everytime he watches the news, he hears my dry, sarcastic voice in his head saying: “Thank goodness we have such a robust federal (fill in the blank) agency to fix this (fill in the blank) disaster.” Followed by a sad clown noise. Not gonna lie, I was touched and proud to learn that my witty pessimism has seeped into his brain during non-office hours. So it’s in his honor that I now say: Thank goodness we have s…

The recurrence of measles cases with low vaccination coverage is the least desired combination in public health for such a contagious and high-risk disease if combined with child malnutrition and lack of adequate care. In the early days of March, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released an epidemiological alert for outbreaks in four countries in the region and urged local governments to strengthen vaccination. In the United States al…