The Texas measles outbreak is over, according to state health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services declared in a news release Monday the end of this year’s measles outbreak centered in West Texas, after more than 42 days passed since any new reported case in counties with previous evidence of ongoing transmission. “DSHS will continue…
As kids head back to school, federal health officials are emphasizing the importance of getting routine vaccinations against diseases like measles. Over 200 cases of measles have been reported this year in more than two dozen states and Washington, D.C., which is more than triple the number of cases reported last year. Most are in children under 5…
United States kindergarten vaccination rates decreased last year while exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to new federal data. The data, posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Thursday, showed vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the 2024 to 2025 school year decreased for all reported vaccines from the year before. According…
A drop in tourism to the U.S. is already costing the country billions, but a fee implemented in President Donald Trump’s signature spending bill could keep away even more visitors. The bill institutes a $250 “visa integrity fee” starting in 2026 for non-immigrant U.S. visas, which include tourist, student and work visas. The added cost…
Why a seemingly small drop in measles vaccine rates is making such a big impact – CBS News Watch CBS News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly 1,300 measles cases have been reported so far this year across the U.S. — the most in more than 30 years. Dr. Céline Gounder has…
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the national case count surpassed 2019, when there were 1,274 cases for the year…
The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year, the highest total in 33 years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday. Just over halfway through 2025, the U.S. has now surpassed 2019’s total number of infections, when 1,274 measles cases were confirmed, which at the time was…
Doctors face new challenge as U.S. measles cases hit 33-year high – CBS News Watch CBS News A measles outbreak centered in Texas has driven measles cases in the U.S. to the highest number in 33 years. Measles is preventable with a vaccine, but because so many aren’t getting it, doctors are facing a new…
Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high. There have been 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Texas confirmed three more measles cases this week tied to a major outbreak that raged through the…
At least 3% of measles cases confirmed so far this year have been in people who received two doses of the measles vaccine, meaning they were fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two vaccine doses,…