Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025. 3:45 pm CST.
By Zoila Palma: The U.S. has confirmed 935 measles cases across 29 states, according to new CDC data released today.
States including Texas, California, New York, and Florida are affected, with at least six states currently experiencing active outbreaks, ABC reports.
The CDC reports that 13% of patients have been hospitalized, mostly children under 19.
The vast majority of cases—96%—are among unvaccinated individuals or those with unknown vaccination status.
Only 4% of cases occurred in people who had received one or two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Health officials warn the disease, once declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, is making a comeback due to falling vaccination rates.
New local cases have been reported in Denton County, Texas, and Chicago. In Texas, an adult with unknown vaccination status attended a Texas Rangers game and visited public places before being diagnosed. Chicago reported two cases—one in a traveler with partial vaccination and another in a suburban resident.
Experts, including infectious disease doctors, stress the urgency of boosting immunization.
Dr. Conrad Fischer called the resurgence “very sad,” given the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. With measles cases in the Americas 11 times higher than this time last year, doctors warn the virus could become endemic again without stronger vaccine uptake.
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Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025. 3:45 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: The U.S. has confirmed 935 measles cases across 29 states, according to new CDC data
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