Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025
Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas Mennonites have grown more skeptical of the mainstream medical system. The Texas Tribune · Dec 17, 2025
School absences surged as Texas grappled with measles outbreak Approximately two-thirds of measles cases have been identified among unvaccinated children The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025
CDC defends measles response as outbreaks continue to balloon across US: ‘Any attempts to spin this are baseless’ There have been more than 1,900 cases across the country so far in 2025 - reaching a 25-year high The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Measles cases are surging across the US. Experts are blaming the nation’s anti-vaccine push Doctors say the spread of misinformation and vaccine hesitancy are tied to the nation’s falling measles vaccine rates The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025
I’m heading overseas. Do I really need travel vaccines? Australia is in its busiest month for short-term overseas travel. And there are so many things to consider when planning your trip. Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook the importance of pre-travel vaccinations. The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025
Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
South Carolina officials report ‘accelerating’ measles outbreak Thanksgiving travel and low vaccination rates have contributed to 27 new cases in state during past week The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2025
South Carolina measles outbreak ‘accelerating’ with hundreds of unvaccinated students now in second 21-day quarantine South Carolina health officials said mobile vaccination clinics have been deployed, but admitted that only a “small number of doses” were administered at the sites The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Crumbling health systems and misinformation fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warn Experts say that a ‘generational decline in living standards’ could be behind waning rates of vaccination The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025
If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million. The Texas Tribune · Dec 5, 2025
Measles deaths are down 88 percent worldwide – but cases are still surging America could lose its long-standing elimination status due to recent outbreaks The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025
Measles cases rose 47% in Europe and Central Asia last year amid global surge in outbreaks, WHO says Measles deaths have plummeted worldwide since the turn of the century, but health officials warn that there are troubling signs that it is now resurging. Euronews · Nov 28, 2025
The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025 Online harassment is silencing Canada’s health experts — institutions need to do more to protect them Canada has lost the measles elimination status it has held since 1998. To regain that status, one crucial factor is hearing from researchers who speak about vaccine safety in public.
LiveScience · Nov 19, 2025 US could lose its measles elimination status within months, experts say With 45 outbreaks of measles over the past year, the United States is at risk of endemic spread within months, experts told Live Science.
LiveScience · Nov 19, 2025 The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go. Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Canada no longer measles-free after 5,000 cases recorded this year The outbreak has already led to the deaths of two babies
LiveScience · Nov 10, 2025 Canada has lost its 'measles elimination status' — here's what that means A large, ongoing outbreak that began in Canada in 2024 has cost the country its measles elimination status.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America
Euronews · Nov 10, 2025 Canada loses measles-free status after nearly 30 years Canada was first declared measles-free in 1998.
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025 Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 The US might lose its longstanding ‘measles elimination’ status More than 1,600 cases and three deaths due to measles infections so far this year – mostly in unvaccinated Americans
The Conversation · Nov 3, 2025 Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research When four states between 2015 and 2021 stopped allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving routine vaccines without a medical reason, vaccination rates among kindergartners increased substantially. That’s the key finding from our new study published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics.
LiveScience · Oct 28, 2025 'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.