"Measles Outbreak Sparks Renewed Threat to U.S. Elimination Status, CDC Warns"

The CDC warns that the spike in measles cases, largely due to unvaccinated individuals, poses a renewed threat to the disease's elimination in the U.S. More than 80% of cases this year involved unvaccinated or unknown vaccination status individuals, with nearly half of the cases occurring in children under 5. The U.S. has seen over 120 cases so far in 2024, more than double the number reported for all of last year. The CDC emphasizes the importance of vaccination to prevent the spread of measles and the potential loss of the disease's elimination status in the country.