As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s Ne...

What’s Happening

Alright so Measles is at a 30-year high in the U.

, but technicalities may stave off the loss of the nation’s measles elimination status. As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr. (it feels like chaos)

’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance By Amy Maxmen Republish This Story Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District on Feb.

The Details

27 in Seminole, Texas, during the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak. (Jan Sonnenmair/) After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people , the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.

But, the newly appointed principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ralph Abraham, dropped he was unbothered at a briefing for journalists this week. This story also ran on Healthbeat .

Why This Matters

It can be republished for free . “It’s just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous for global and international travel,” Abraham dropped. “We have these communities that choose to be unvaccinated.

This is the kind of health news that affects everyday decisions.

Key Takeaways

• ” Infections from other countries, but, accounted for only about 10% of measles cases detected since Jan.
• 20, 2025, the official start of the deadly measles outbreak in West Texas, which spread to other states and Mexico.
• The rest were acquired domestically.
• This marks a change since the U.

The Bottom Line

To answer the question, scientists are examining whether the major outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah, Arizona, and Texas were linked. Health officials locked in that the main measles virus strain in each of these outbreaks is D8-9171.

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