As measles outbreaks grow, Trump cuts hinder vaccination efforts

As measles outbreaks grow, Trump cuts hinder vaccination efforts

The number of measles cases is approaching 1,000 across 29 states, according to newly released federal statistics. Even as the outbreaks grow, more local governments are complaining that their efforts to combat measles with vaccination clinics have been shut down…

Letter: Measles resurgence and vaccination declines

The alarming resurgence of measles in the United States is a symptom of a larger public health crisis: the erosion of trust in vaccines. Once considered nearly eradicated, measles cases are climbing due to declining childhood vaccination rates fueled by…

Contagion by Choice: The Measles Outbreak Testing Public Health and Policy in the American Southwest

In early March 2025, a case of measles in a Dallas-area elementary school seemed like a statistical anomaly—a rare but not unheard-of event in a state that has seen sporadic flare-ups in recent years. By April, however, the anomaly had become a regional crisis. Over 800 confirmed cases have now been reported across Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, making it the largest measles outbreak in the United States in more than thirty years. Three childr…

Texas couple reflects on having measles as children decades ago

Clayton and Kathryn Nash, who both grappled with measles in their childhoods, have wondered why there’s a recent outbreak of the virus when it’s preventable through vaccination.