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America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed cases of the measles hit a record high since the US ...
US is seeing a surge in number of measles cases since the disease was declared "eliminated" in 2000. The US is seeing a worst ...
A CDC representative told the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that measles cases have hit a 'plateau' in the U.S. as of June 25.
Measles infections in the U.S. have reached nearly 1,200 in 2025 as cases continue to crop up in 35 states.
About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC says.
At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the committee announced new plans to study established vaccine guidelines.
The CDC's new "checklist" comes amid a deadly year of measles outbreaks that is now near record levels.
About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC says.
Measles, once declared eliminated in the U.S., has seen a resurgence, with recent cases linked to travelers passing through U.S. airports.
For now, the CDC recommends that children get two doses of vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chicken pox), with the first doses between the ages of 12 to 15 months and then ...