U.S. could lose its measles elimination status 1 year after largest outbreak in decades
The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status one year after the country saw the largest outbreak in decades.
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The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status one year after the country saw the largest outbreak in decades.
WJZ-TV's Stephanie Douglas has the latest on the measles warning in Maryland.
Health officials in Washington, D.C., are investigating after an Amtrak passenger who rode the train into Union Station was confirmed to have measles.
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.
Federal health officials have a message for parents about protecting kids against measles.
Infections of the highly contagious measles virus have been reported in 17 states in the first three months of 2024.
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases—spread in the air, by touch, and through saliva.
Thousands of schools are below a critical threshold to achieve herd immunity against measles, a CBS News investigation found.
