"The annual tally of measles cases in the US is the highest in 33 years, as an ongoing outbreak in west Texas continues to drive cases.
The latest figures mean Americans will have to look back to 1992 to find a worse year with the vaccine preventable disease. The official tally very likely undercounts the scope of the outbreak, experts told the Guardian."
~ Jessica Glenza
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/annual-measles-cases-record
"2000: The year measles was declared eliminated in the United States.
1,277: The number of measles cases reported in the US this year."
~ Jill Filipovic
"Vaccination rates have only fallen since the pandemic, and the top health official in the country—Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—is an unswerving anti-vaccine activist who has spent his short time in the position so far spreading dangerous misinformation about the measles vaccine—as well as peddling unproven treatments and downplaying the infection."
~ Beth Mole
