A new study from Columbia University shows that measles cases around the world surged 140% from 2010 to 2019, with declining vaccination rates in 59 of 194 nations fueled by socioeconomic factors in some low-resourced countries and vaccine reluctance in wealthier nations.

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Second child dies of measles as western Texas outbreak worsens

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New research shows MMR vaccination rates have dropped in 78% of US counties since the pandemic 🦠💉 – with 2025 already seeing over 1,000 measles cases 🤒.

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Routine childhood and adolescent immunizations declining in Michigan. Declines were sharper in lower-income, higher-uninsurance counties. In 2025, the U.S. reported its highest number of measles cases in 33 years — a disease that had been declared eliminated in the country in 2000. 🧒💉📉📅🦠

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Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says 😷🇨🇦❌

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📈 Childhood vaccine exemption rates are rising across the US, particularly for nonmedical reasons (personal/religious beliefs), making more children vulnerable to preventable diseases.

🗓️ Research in JAMA shows nonmedical exemptions for school-required vaccines increased from an average of 0.6% (2010-2011) to over 3% (2023-2024) in nearly 90% of US counties analyzed.

📢 Experts like Dr. Jesse Hackell emphasize that vaccine science remains unchanged, but "politics and misinformation" have fueled the rise in opting out.

🌍 Pockets of low vaccination coverage are driving outbreaks, as seen in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where nonmedical exemptions rose from 2% (2014) to nearly 8% (2024), coinciding with a large measles outbreak.

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🧠 South Carolina measles outbreak sees children developing encephalitis (brain swelling), a serious complication. The outbreak has reached 876 cases as of February 3, with 700 reported since January 1.

🏥 State epidemiologist Linda Bell confirmed 19 measles-related hospitalizations in South Carolina, including some due to pneumonia, a common and potentially fatal complication.

🤰 Pregnant women exposed to measles have required immune globulin for temporary protection, as exposure during pregnancy can lead to preterm birth or miscarriage.

💉 Measles vaccination is on the rise in South Carolina, with over 7,000 more MMR vaccine doses administered statewide in January compared to January 2025, a 72% increase.

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US Faces $7.8 Billion Measles Risk as Shots Decline, Study Finds. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has moved to reshape a key federal vaccine advisory panel, raising concerns among public health experts, while the US is already seeing more than 1,700 measles cases this year.

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A single US measles outbreak can cost millions of dollars, study estimates

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✅ The 2025–2026 school year saw a record low number of U.S. kindergartners vaccinated for measles, polio, and tetanus, with more children receiving exemptions from at least one vaccine than in the past decade.

✅ Measles cases in the U.S. have surged to over 2,500 this year, the highest number in 25 years, since the disease was officially eliminated in 2000.

✅ MMR vaccination rates for U.S. kindergartners have declined from about 95% to 92.4% over the past 10 years, mirroring similar drops for polio and diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccines.

✅ The proportion of U.S. kindergartners with nonmedical vaccine exemptions has doubled in the last decade, from 1.9% to 4%.

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As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States in nearly 500 years, with striking 650% increase in cases just between 2024 and 2025.

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