Jan 23 Watch 6:55 Measles cases surged in 2025 as vaccination rates dropped By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, was declared eliminated in the U.S. more than 25 years ago. However, measles cases have skyrocketed in the U.S. as vaccination rates continue to decline, a trend that accelerated during the pandemic. Continue watching
Jan 20 The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status By Devi Shastri, Associated Press Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 8:05 What the overhaul of U.S. vaccine guidance means for public health By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant In a major departure from past practice, the CDC is scaling back the number of recommended vaccines for children. The new schedule recommends that flu and COVID vaccines only be given after consulting with a healthcare provider and narrows recommendations… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Indiana GOP votes down effort to redraw electoral maps in rare Trump rebuke In our news wrap Thursday, Indiana's GOP-led Senate voted against a plan to redraw their state's electoral maps, a grand jury again refused to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Kilmar Abrego… Continue watching
Aug 25 After 17 die in measles outbreak, Indonesia launches vaccination campaign By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press Indonesian authorities have rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths. Continue reading
Aug 19 Texas says measles outbreak that sickened 762 people is over By Devi Shastri, Associated Press State officials credit testing, vaccination, monitoring and education with helping to end the outbreak. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:39 Measles cases surge to highest levels in over 30 years, CDC data shows By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom CDC data shows 2025 is now the worst year for measles cases in this country in more than three decades. More than 150 people have been hospitalized due to the growing outbreak and three have died, including two unvaccinated children… Continue watching
Jul 09 The U.S. is having its worst year of measles cases in more than three decades By Devi Shastri, Associated Press The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the national case count surpassed 2019, when there were 1,274 cases for the year and the country almost lost its status of having eliminated the vaccine-preventable illness. That could happen this… Continue reading
Jun 20 Iowa announces measles outbreak as U.S. tops 1,200 confirmed cases By Devi Shastri, Associated Press There have been 1,214 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Iowa announced the state's first outbreak Thursday and Georgia confirmed its second Wednesday. Continue reading
May 27 Amid measles outbreak, Texas lawmakers vote to make school vaccine exemptions easier By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades. Continue reading