‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US
Feb 08, 2026
Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination statusA senior US public health official called on Americans to get vaccinated against measles as outbreaks continue in multiple states and concerns grow that the country could lose its me
asles elimination designation. Dr Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, spoke in support on Sunday of the measles vaccine.“Take the vaccine, please,” said Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services. “We have a solution for our problem.” Continue reading... ...read more read less