Doctor explains drop in MMR vaccinations as measles cases spike At least 3% of measles cases confirmed so far this year have been in people who received two doses of the measles vaccine, meaning ...

Your vaccination records or a health provider can tell you your measles vaccination status. The number of measles vaccine doses varies depending on your circumstances and age. Different criteria ...

More than 1,100 measles cases have been reported in the United States this year, and the highly contagious virus has put people at risk while they wait in ERs and doctor’s offices — but also ...

Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, meaning there has not been continuous transmission for more than a year at a time. Reaching this status was “a historic public health ...

Measles cases in the U.S. have been rare in recent decades, thanks to a strong childhood vaccination program. But a few cases inevitably pop up each year as travelers bring the virus in from other ...

Following a confirmed measles case in Kentucky, officials are urging residents, especially those with children, to get vaccinated. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, and ...

California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the super-infectious disease ...

Mall of America patrons exposed to measles, health official say Officials say families could have been exposed to measles at the Mall of America because of an unvaccinated child. That unvaccinated ...

Those cases are no longer blips. Now that the measles vaccination rate is dropping precipitously across the U.S.—due in part to anti-vaccine sentiments—cases are rising. So far in 2025, 14 ...

Measles, most unfortunately, is back in the news and in the air. In the United States, more than 1,280 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2025.

Measles cases are unlikely to rise to the levels seen 35 years ago, thanks to high vaccine rates. There were 17,914 cases in 1989 and 27,808 cases in 1990, according to the CDC.

With measles, they go like this: With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die. The numbers caught up to Seminole on Feb. 26.