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Always cretins… US to lose measles-free status Medical committee to announce removal of health credential after cases rise to highest level in 35 The United States is to lose its measles-free status after a surge in outbreaks over the past two years. A committee of the Pan American Health Organization, part of the World Health Organization, met this week to decide whether to strip the US of the health credential. Their verdict will be announced on Tuesday. International health experts suggested that the group had decided to remove the country’s measles-free status after cases there rose to their highest level in 35 years. It would be a significant setback for the US, which has enjoyed measles-free status for the past 26 years. Both Canada and the UK have lost the hallmark in the past year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 5,412 confirmed measles cases in the US this year, and 10 deaths from the viral disease. The figures are more than double the reported cases and deaths in 2025. A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to a medical centre in New York A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to a medical centre in New YorkCredit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton Senior health experts have blamed dwindling vaccination rates for the rise, stemming from the activities of vocal anti-vaxxers in the wake of the Covid pandemic. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate among American nursery children dropped to 92.4 per cent this school year, falling short of the 95 per cent needed for herd immunity. It first slipped below the 95 per cent threshold in the 2020-21 school year, and has declined steadily since then. The overwhelming majority of cases this year were among unvaccinated people. More than half – or 58 per cent – of Americans infected with measles to date in 2026 were aged 19 or younger. The recent uptick began with a major outbreak in Texas in January 2025, which has been followed by sustained surges in Utah, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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