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A South Carolina measles outbreak has residents panicking, but RFK Jr.’s CDC official dismissed the chaos with a chilling remark

They are ignoring the problem.

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US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations

Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he dislikes the term ‘established science’

The Guardian - US

South Carolina's measles outbreak nears 790 cases — making it the biggest in decades

Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina's ongoing measles outbreak, officials report.

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Measles may now be a permanent resident of the U.S. again, and it might be connected to something that started in Texas

So much for healthy America!

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UK loses 'measles-free' status - what are the signs of measles?

A surge in cases has stripped the UK of its measles-free status, as health officials warn of growing danger to unvaccinated children.

Evening Standard

Six European countries lose measles-free status as cases surge across the continent

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan are no longer recognised as measles-free following a spike in cases in 2024.

Euronews

Nearly half of CDC databases aren’t being updated as experts sound alarm over gaps in health data

‘The consequences will be dire,’ former NIAID director Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo warns

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UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake

UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established

The Guardian - UK

The UK has lost its measles elimination status — again

Measles has been spreading continuously in the U.K. for over a year, meaning the country has lost its elimination status.

LiveScience

Measles ‘re-established’ in the UK, say global health chiefs

The World Health Organisation said measles transmission was re-established in the UK in 2024.

Evening Standard

Warning over measles as disease ‘re-established’ in UK

From 2021 to 2023, the UK had previously held the status of having eliminated the disease

The Independent UK

North Carolina Alert: Measles Cases Soar in Neighboring SC (What NC Parents Must Know)

A dangerous resurgence of a nearly forgotten disease is happening right now just across the state line, and the numbers are climbing faster than health officials predicted. South Carolina health departments have confirmed a significant measles outbreak in the Upstate region, with cases centered heavily around Spartanburg County.

Budget and the Bees

The 30-year high in US measles cases, in one chart

Why the U.S. is on track to lose its measles "elimination status."

Axios

CDC’s deputy director says measles outbreak is ‘cost of doing business’ in a global economy

‘This is appalling and not how public health leaders typically respond to ongoing outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases,’ one public health expert responded

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South Carolina's Measles Outbreak Reaches 646 Cases, Vaccination Falls Short and Risks US Elimination Status

Measles cases surge in South Carolina, risking US elimination status amid low vaccination rates, misinformation, and rising outbreaks nationwide.

The Guardian - US

The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again

A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children

The Independent UK

Why the US measles review matters as experts warn of wider risk

The re-evaluation is largely symbolic, contingent on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the country

International Business Times

Measles Reaches Clemson University as South Carolina Outbreak Explodes to 558 Cases, Worst in Nation

Clemson University confirms measles case as South Carolina outbreak explodes to 558 cases, worst in US. Nearly 98% of students vaccinated, but case emerges from Spartanburg County epidemic that doubled in one week. Contact tracing underway, 531 in quarantine statewide. Health officials warn outbreak will worsen before improving.

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The Independent UK

Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550

Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days

The Independent UK

CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms

Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles spread days to weeks in advance

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Measles deaths return to the US after a decade aka consequence of what happens when you ignore science

The definition of making America great in Trump's dictionary.

The Independent UK

More than 170 measles cases confirmed in outbreaks across nine states this year

Experts have blamed a decline in the rate of people taking the measles vaccine on skepticism from the Trump administration

The Independent UK

State sees massive surge in measles outbreak with 124 cases reported since Friday

The South Carolina outbreak, centred in Spartanburg County, has now recorded 434 cases as of Tuesday

The Independent UK

South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio

State health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 99 new cases of measles since Tuesday

Fortune

Trump's former surgeon general: One year in, the war on vaccination is undoing the Trump administration's health agenda

Most voters want guidance from trained physicians and support continued vaccine innovation. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s contradict defy that mandate.

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