Decades After Achieving Measles-Elimination Status, US Will Lose It Again, Scientists Say

Decades After Achieving Measles-Elimination Status, US Will Lose It Again, Scientists Say A Pan-American panel of the World Health Organization met Tuesday to consider whether measles transmission has spread uninterrupted in the United States for more than 12 months, the threshold for losing elimination status. Although the panel's decision won't be available until Nov. 17, scientists tracing transmission chains have concluded there's strong evidence that measles is endemic again. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/outbreaks-and-health-threats-111226/