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U.S. Measles Cases Top 4,580, More Than Double All of 2025, as Pennsylvania Deaths Reach 5
The CDC says 96% of this year's cases were unvaccinated or of unknown status, and New York's governor has declared a disaster emergency.
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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 25, 2026.
Top NewsU.S. Measles Cases Pass 4,000 for the First Time, CDC Reports, Far Above 2025
The agency counted 4,080 confirmed cases as of Thursday, against 2,289 in all of last year. Pennsylvania passed 1,000 cases this week, and New York's governor declared an emergency.
PoliticsRFK Jr. Gave the Keynote at Children's Health Defense, the Anti-Vaccine Group He Once Chaired, and Told the Crowd 'You Have a Strong and Steadfast Friend in the White House'
'We've accomplished in 19 months things that would have seemed unthinkable two years ago,' Kennedy said, citing the cut-down childhood schedule and the remade vaccine advisory panel, both of which a judge has since halted. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he 'couldn't bring himself' to tell people to get the measles shot.
PoliticsPennsylvania Has 731 Measles Cases, 141 Hospitalizations and Four Dead, and Asked the CDC for Emergency Help
The outbreak, centered in Lancaster County's Amish and Mennonite communities, is the worst in the country since 1991. Health Secretary Debra Bogen says the CDC's refusal to acknowledge the deaths 'undermines our response.'
Top NewsA 40-Year-Old Woman Died of Measles in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has logged 676 cases across 37 counties, and fewer than 1% of the patients were fully vaccinated. Nationally, the U.S. has passed 3,000 cases in its worst measles year since 1991.
PoliticsNIH Director on Childhood Vaccines: 'I've Vaccinated My Kids' and Parents Should Too
Jay Bhattacharya said flatly that he trusts the science on measles, DTP and the standard childhood schedule — a message that lands differently coming from an agency under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Top NewsThe U.S. Has Logged 2,318 Measles Cases This Year — the Most Since 1991, With Five Months Still to Go
The 2026 total has already passed last year's, and 93% of the infections are in people who were never vaccinated. Officials expect the country to lose its measles elimination status this year.
ScienceAn Experimental Pill Stopped Measles From Spreading in Animals — Even Through the Air
Georgia State researchers report that the oral antiviral GHP-88310 blocked transmission of a measles-like virus in ferrets when given shortly before or after exposure, and shortened illness in animals already infected.
Top NewsU.S. Measles Cases Hit 1,893 — Highest in 33 Years — Putting Country on Track to Lose Elimination Status This Fall
Three deaths and 27 active outbreaks, with Idaho and Montana now showing sustained transmission for more than 12 months — the WHO's threshold for revoking elimination.
Top NewsRFK Jr. Advises All Children Get Measles Vaccine Despite Personal Opposition
Health secretary distances himself from anti-vaccine stance while testifying before Congress, speaking on behalf of his department rather than personal beliefs.
PoliticsRFK Jr. Grilled by Congress Over Measles Outbreak Exceeding 1,700 Cases in 33 States
Lawmakers confronted Kennedy with documented CDC messaging rollbacks as the U.S. faces losing its measles elimination status for the first time since 2000.
Top NewsRFK Jr. Moderates Vaccine Stance in Congressional Hearing, Calls Measles Shot Safe
Health Secretary who has sought to roll back vaccine policy testified that measles vaccine is safe and effective 'for most people' and safer than getting measles.