The heightened spread of the disease is a “canary in the coal mine” moment, representing the rapid return of several ...

Measles cases in the United States are continuing to rise with national infections more than 4.5 times higher than the entirety of last year, CDC data shows.

A recent study published in JAMA predicted that a 10% decline in measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage could result in more than 11 million measles infections over 25 years.

People who have had two doses of either the MMR or MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella) vaccine are considered up to date. Most people born before 1957, when measles was widespread, are presumed ...

And CDC data showed that only 92.7% of kindergarteners in the U.S. had the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in the 2023-2024 school year, below the 95% needed to prevent outbreaks.

A recent study published in JAMA predicted that a 10% decline in measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage could result in more than 11 million measles infections over 25 years.