After 26 years, the US has lost its measles elimination status

Covered by 2 sources First reported 01:49 · updated 09:15

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MyJoyOnlineGH · private

After 26 years, the US has lost its measles elimination status

Thanks to widespread vaccination, measles had been considered “eliminated” as a continually transmitting illness in the United States since 2000 – but not anymore.

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DWDE · public broadcaster

US loses measles-elimination status after 26 years, WSJ reports

The Pan American Health Organization has reportedly stripped the US of its measles-elimination status after 26 years, as the country battles its worst outbreaks in more than three…

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