MEASLES: The Guardian: ‘Take The Vaccine, Please,’ Dr Oz Urges Amid Rising Measles Cases In US ++++

MEASLES The Guardian: ‘Take The Vaccine, Please,’ Dr Oz Urges Amid Rising Measles Cases In US https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/08/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93g3nlgoN65WxwID_krKQQG9hzgA5OGrgRetAe6KWAaNWGcsVlavq8ZdT7XmIZSXikX4xjZBfdeVA9nNBCqTGOiTNjlQ&_hsmi=402677445&utm_content=402677445&utm_source=hs_email A senior US public health official called on Americans to get vaccinated against measles as outbreaks continue in multiple states and concerns grow that the country could lose its measles elimination designation. Dr Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, spoke in support on Sunday of the measles vaccine. “Take the vaccine, please,” said Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “We have a solution for our problem.” (Dunbar and agencies, 2/8) NPR: Confirmed Measles Cases Linked To March For Life Rally In D.C. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/08/nx-s1-5705972/measles-march-for-life-dc-reagan-national-union-station-metro?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_FI_ZuKBxg1w4fJKsVLx4VCzpJAXcBoBNZkqyG4_aN7Kft-1FbIbtyA6SOgPTAjn3A5R-_KTt8ticidIQHbj2tEzcT8w&_hsmi=402677445&utm_content=402677445&utm_source=hs_email Health officials are warning that confirmed cases of measles may have spread at this year's National March for Life rally and concert in Washington, D.C. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators converged upon the National Mall and other locations in the nation's capital for the annual event at the end of January. The DC Department of Health says it's working to identify people who are at risk. (Wright, 2/8) ABC News: 4 Times As Many Measles Cases In A Few Weeks Than US Typically Averages In A Whole Year: CDC https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-sees-733-measles-cases-nationwide-month/story?id=129921325&utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--VWngyPTnsxuCAXOV5ygWKfjFzl998-2T7hKR7j0CqdtPIBCCrkTa0TMxtpKYuyCWiNI-mXBuC1d3y4OcH-2q1m7a8qQ&_hsmi=402677445&utm_content=402677445&utm_source=hs_email There have been at least 733 confirmed measles cases reported across the nation, the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Friday. In just a few weeks, the United States reported four times as many cases than typically seen throughout an entire calendar year, the CDC said. Before last year, which had a record breaking 2,276 cases, the U.S. averaged 180 cases annually since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. The record numbers come as South Carolina is dealing with the largest outbreak recorded in recent memory. (Benadjaoud, 2/6) WUSF: Measles Is Spreading Across Florida, But Updates Are Lagging https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2026-02-09/measles-spreading-florida-state-updates-lag-more-than-week?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8K31Ui8DC5AHwGnAT9iVG6xlY75sXt3QffQ37XhORytk1OUSPfOn9qpl_L_MoQAqh__6NXce30iE77xJLgKanGk1__Wg&_hsmi=402677445&utm_content=402677445&utm_source=hs_email New cases of measles are popping up across Florida, with 15 illnesses confirmed statewide, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. But other cases, including 20 in Collier County and one in Pinellas County, don't show up on the department's website. It updates every Thursday, and by then the information is many days old. As of Monday, the case count ends Jan. 31. (Sheridan, 2/9)