The Latest Breaking News from Measles

Susan Monarez declined to distance herself from the handling of the U.S. measles outbreak by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

An estimated 15.7 million children worldwide had not received any routine vaccinations as of 2023.

Global efforts to protect children against diseases like measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections

Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors

With misinformation and murky details on bird flu and measles outbreaks, experts worry about the next pandemic

Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system

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Health agency warns festivals are ‘perfect place’ for measles to spread

Health warning issued ahead of Glastonbury Festival as measles cases rise

Three months ago, Texas lost $700 million in unspent federal pandemic-era funding.

Measles is back. In recent months, outbreaks have re-emerged across North America including 2,968 cases in Canada as of May 31, 2025. At the heart of many of these surges lies missed childhood vaccinations — not just because of access barriers, but also due to conversations that didn’t happen.