The Latest Breaking News from Measles

US measles cases reach 33-year high with active outbreaks in 14 states

The US has reported 1,288 measles cases so far in 2025, and outbreaks are ongoing in more than dozen states.

Euronews · Jul 10, 2025

U.S. measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

The U.S. could lose its status of having eliminated measles if the virus spreads nonstop for 12 months

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2025

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for children

The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2025

CDC nominee deflects questions over Kennedy's vaccine decisions - Roll Call

Susan Monarez declined to distance herself from the handling of the U.S. measles outbreak by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Roll Call · Jun 25, 2025

Millions of children are missing out on routine jabs. Why aren’t they getting vaccinated?

An estimated 15.7 million children worldwide had not received any routine vaccinations as of 2023.

Euronews · Jun 25, 2025