US hits 1 year of measles spread, CDC's No. 2 calls outbreaks 'cost of doing business'
Jan 20, 2026
The U.S. on Tuesday met one of the key conditions for losing its measles elimination status, more than 25 years after it achieved this distinction and one year into a second Trump administration that has deprioritized the prevention of infectious diseases. The Pan American Health Organizatio
n (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for the Americas, considers Jan. 20, 2025, to be the date... ...read more read less