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A map shows confirmed measles cases in Mexico and the United States from January to mid-August 2025, with circle sizes representing total cases by state. In Mexico, Chihuahua has the largest circle in the country—much larger than any other federal state—indicating it has four and a half times more cases than Texas despite having about one-tenth its population. Chihuahua’s circle is bright orange, while Texas’s circle is dark blue and smaller. A legend shows reference circles for 40, 400, and 4,000 cases.

Measles Takes Root in Mexico

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Measles is thriving and causing deaths among Mexico's unvaccinated communities, amid deep budget cuts to health care

Tracking Vaccination Coverage Shortfalls

Tracking Vaccination Coverage Shortfalls

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A new study on global immunization coverage shows declining uptake for key vaccines

American Indian Vaccination Gaps Amid Measles Outbreak

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A Pascua Yaqui-Yavapai Apache physician explains what vaccination gaps mean for American Indians during the outbreak

American Indian Vaccination Gaps Amid Measles Outbreak

"Compelled by Our Fears": RFK Jr. and Vaccine Doubt

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A conversation about what to expect from vaccine policy if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. runs Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. July 26, 2024.

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination

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The United States should protect children at home and abroad from dangerous diseases made worse by war

Securing America's Health Through Global Vaccination

Measles is Raging In Afghanistan

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A nationwide vaccination campaign is urgently needed, say CDC measles experts

Measles is Raging In Afghanistan

A U.S.-European Measles Moment

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The unfortunate return of a potentially fatal virus can be blamed on one thing

A U.S.-European Measles Moment

The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa

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Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself

Education in Africa is being disrupted along with everything else—chickens here in a classroom converted into a poultry house because of COVID-19 in the town of Wang'uru, Kenya, on August 28, 2020. Picture shows a large gaggle of chickens inside a classroom, clucking around. One stands atop an overturned bucket. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Coronavirus in Samoa

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Serendipitous twist of a tragic 2019 measles outbreak may have left small island nation unusually prepared for COVID-19

A Samoan beach before the coronavirus crisis—pictured on June 2, 2017 in Saleapaga, Samoa after New Zealand Prime Minister announced a $5.15 million aid package to help boost Samoa's tourism industry. The picture shows a tropical beach in Somoa with gorgeous palm trees and grass huts. GETTY Images/Phil Walter