The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here's why that matters
It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U. S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U. S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it. The reevaluation is largely symbolic and hinges on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the U. S. for at least 12...
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