The worst year for measles in a generation
But like many other remnants of the 1990s — flip phones, CDs, baggy pants — measles is now regrettably and undeniably back.More than 2,300 Americans have come down with measles so far this year — the highest number since 1992. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Many of the cases trace back to large outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, some of which have ended. But today, only 28 percent of US counties vaccinate enough of their kindergarteners to meet that threshold.Another record-setting year for measlesLower vaccination rates are, in large part, a result of political polarization, misinformation, and declining trust in health authorities and institutions.
- ▪But like many other remnants of the 1990s — flip phones, CDs, baggy pants — measles is now regrettably and undeniably back.More than 2,300 Americans have come down with measles so far this year — the highest number since 1992.
- ▪This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Many of the cases trace back to large outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, some of which have ended.
- ▪But today, only 28 percent of US counties vaccinate enough of their kindergarteners to meet that threshold.Another record-setting year for measlesLower vaccination rates are, in large part, a result of political polarization, misinformation
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- ▪ Measles Cases in the U.S. Are at a 35-Year High — TIME — Top
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Today, Explained newsletterThe worst year for measles in a generationMeasles is back in part because we stopped fearing it.by Caitlin DeweyJul 27, 2026, 8:50 PM UTCShareGiftOne-year-old River Jacobs receives an MMR vaccine at a 2025 vaccine clinic in Lubbock, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty ImagesCaitlin Dewey is a senior writer and editor at Vox, where she helms the Today, Explained newsletter.This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here.America formally eradicated measles in the year 2000.
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