Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed
It will likely be years, however, before these countermeasures are available, and it’s even more uncertain if those who refuse vaccines would take such treatments.Fueled by large outbreaks in South Carolina and Utah, the US had already surpassed last year’s 2,289 measles cases, and it’s only July. For comparison, there were just 285 cases in all of 2024.Because measles is so contagious, at least 95 percent of people in a community need to receive both doses of the measles vaccine to protect immunocompromised individuals and infants under 12 months old who are too young to be vaccinated. But measles vaccination rates have dipped well below that in many places across the country.Young children are the most susceptible to severe complications from measles.
- ▪It will likely be years, however, before these countermeasures are available, and it’s even more uncertain if those who refuse vaccines would take such treatments.Fueled by large outbreaks in South Carolina and Utah, the US had already surp
- ▪For comparison, there were just 285 cases in all of 2024.Because measles is so contagious, at least 95 percent of people in a community need to receive both doses of the measles vaccine to protect immunocompromised individuals and infants u
- ▪But measles vaccination rates have dipped well below that in many places across the country.Young children are the most susceptible to severe complications from measles.
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Emily MullinScienceJul 27, 2026 5:30 AMMeasles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be NeededAs the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyUp until recently, measles vaccination has been so effective that there’s been little medical or financial incentive to develop treatments for the disease.But as measles cases hit a 35-year high and vaccination rates continue to decline in the US, a handful of biotech companies and academic groups have started working on measles treatments for those infected with the virus as…
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