Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
- Measles outbreaks are occurring across the U.S. In 2025, prompting health concerns.
- Declining vaccination rates and anti-vaccine sentiment have contributed to the measles surge.
- The CDC reports measles is highly contagious; symptoms include fever and a spreading rash.
- The CDC reported 483 measles cases in the U.S. As of March 26, with Texas reporting 422 cases.
- Health officials urge vaccination as the best protection against measles and its potential complications.
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Is Indiana at risk for infectious measles outbreak? 'It takes only one case'
Measles was declared “eliminated” from our country a quarter century ago. However, anti-vaccination movements and misinformation campaigns have allowed for the reemergence of measles outbreaks in multiple states.
Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
As the United States faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, a new analysis finds that nearly a third of young children who were eligible to be vaccinated against the disease did not get their first shot on schedule.
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