The Latest Breaking News from Measles

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows.

Closures come in one of the state’s biggest cities.

The US and other European countries have been facing a measles outbreak with as many as 483 cases across the American states of California, Florida, Ohio, Vermont, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In Europe, an analysis by the World Health…

Hundreds of infections have been reported in West Texas as cases of the highly contagious virus continue to crop up nationwide

The measles outbreak that began in west Texas in late January 2025 continues to grow, with 400 confirmed cases in Texas and more than 50 in New Mexico and Oklahoma as of March 28.

The news came days after a vaccine skeptic was tapped to lead a federal study on the links between autism and vaccines

Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000 by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the success of vaccination efforts. However, with subsequent outbreaks in 2018 and 2019, measles spread across the country in huge numbers. This year, we are seeing another major measles outbreak in the…

The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line with RFK Jr's vaccine views

There are now nearly 500 confirmed cases of highly contagious measles reported across the country

Government reports largest outbreak is in Texas, and 70 people across US needing hospitalization