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US measles elimination status threatened due to 2024 outbreak: CDC report (abcnews.go.com)

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There have been 113 measles cases reported so far this year.

The most recent outbreak of measles is threatening the United States' elimination status, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published Thursday.

The first measles vaccine was introduced in 1963 and, thanks to a yearslong and highly effective vaccination campaign, measles was considered eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, meaning the disease is no longer constantly present.

Despite occasional outbreaks, the U.S. has been able to maintain its elimination status. Cases have popped up due to international travel and unvaccinated or undervaccinated communities.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because we're not even close to the end of the year yet and US has shown how anti-science it can be that they're willing to let others die during Covid?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, even then if it ends up at 400-500 cases it seems like they are returning to normal, pre-pandemic levels after being abnormally low during covid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yea it's the whole, "threatening the elimination status" part that's new. It's even in the title...