The number of measles cases in the U.S. so far this year has quadrupled compared to 2024 and is nearing a 30-year high.
As of Friday, there have been 1,168 confirmed measles cases across 33 states nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, the U.S. saw just 285 measles cases, CDC data shows.
The U.S. is currently on track to surpass the 1,274 cases seen in 2019, and is expected to see the highest number of cases since 1992.
The 33 states with confirmed cases include Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
The vaccine is available at most drug stores.
dont think anti-vaxxers will take those. they would rather do a “measles parties”, that apparently was never a thing in the past, i only knew of chickenpox parties. measles is too dangerous to have parties on it.
varicella is also pretty dangerous to an adult if they never had it.