LUBBOCK, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Ethan Turner holds his 14 month old son, Niko, while he gets the MMR … [+]
There have been at least 301 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s more than the 285 infections reported for all of 2024 and more than any single year since 2019. Outbreaks continue to spread in Texas and New Mexico, with cases reported in 13 other states as well. Within the past few weeks, a child and an adult have died of…