Lauren McDonald
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US measles cases this year already exceed the total for the whole of 2023 and 2024 combined, and it is only January. Yikes.
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status. n.pr/46gC8jB
The U.S. will likely lose its measles elimination status. Here's what that means
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
n.pr
February 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Polio requires very high community coverage to prevent transmission. Small declines in coverage matter. There is no safety margin. We have real-world examples of what happens when polio vaccination is voluntary or coverage slips."
🧵 Why even suggesting that polio vaccination should be optional is dangerous.
www.contagionlive.com/view/acip-ch...
www.contagionlive.com/view/acip-ch...
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"We have right now the largest outbreak in the U.S., and it's going to get worse before it gets better," Dr. Helmut Albrecht, an infectious disease physician with Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, said in a briefing Friday.
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions
More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM