Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Measles

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

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

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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.

The Conversation

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

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.

LiveScience

Canada no longer measles-free after 5,000 cases recorded this year

The outbreak has already led to the deaths of two babies

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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.

LiveScience

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

The Independent UK

Canada loses measles-free status after nearly 30 years

Canada was first declared measles-free in 1998.

Euronews

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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

'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.

LiveScience

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning

The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international travel suggests the highly contagious disease has likely started spreading through communities, according to Health New Zealand.

The Guardian - UK

US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts

The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north

International Business Times UK

Fury as 153 Unvaccinated Children Quarantined After Measles Outbreak in South Carolina

More than 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina have been quarantined for 21 days after a measles exposure, prompting concern among parents and renewed debate over school vaccination policies.

The Independent UK

MAGA falls for fake TPUSA halftime show poster promising performances by Kid Rock and ‘Measles’

‘WOW: It’s official. It’s happening,’ one MAGA influencer tweeted, adding: ‘This is how we win.’

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Over 150 unvaccinated students stuck in three-week quarantine for measles exposure

Two South Carolina schools forced to tell 153 kids to stay home for 21 days to allow for virus’s transmission period to expire in order to protect their peers and teachers

The Texas Tribune

More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements. The post More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

The Independent UK

Trump scrambles to rehire CDC experts working on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting who were axed in government shutdown cuts

Hundreds of the fired CDC workers may be brought back, but it’s unclear when they’ll return to work

The Guardian - US

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

International Business Times UK

Is RFK Jr. Fired? Controversial Health Czar Faces Possible Political Ruin and Public Split from Cheryl Hines

RFK Jr. faces the end of his political career and marriage as his anti-vax crusade sparks a measles outbreak and angers Trump. Insiders say he's about to be sacked.

The Conversation

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks

More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines in childhood vaccination rates, a trend that began in 2019, according to a September 2025 NBC News–Stanford University investigation. The report also found a “large swath” of the U.S. no longer has the “basic, ground-level immunity” needed to stop…

The Independent UK

Photos show the efforts to curb a measles outbreak in Indonesia

Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to curb an outbreak on Madura Island, which has persisted for nine months. Over 2,600 children have been infected this year, and 20 have died.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the World Health Organisation

Department of Health and Human Services

73 stories

SciLine

38 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

North and South America

16 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.