The Latest Breaking News from Measles

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s attempts at overhauling leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning of risks to public health.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

Vaccine-hesitant communities might benefit from free treatment centers and smaller vaccination clinics

State health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over which sickened 762 people

With no new cases reported in 42 days, the nation’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years, is declared over.

Vaccination gaps in 16 counties leave some communities exposed as children return to school.

Trump and RFK Jr have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century – our public health infrastructure

Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination prevents between 3 million and 5 million deaths annually from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, influenza, measles and, more recently, COVID-19.

The threat posed by any infectious disease depends not only on how it affects the body, but also on how easily it spreads