CDC reports show vaccination coverage key to containing US measles outbreaks
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Laine Bergeson
Summary
Two new reports examine recent US measles outbreaks in West Texas (2025) and South Carolina (2025-26), highlighting the challenges of containing measles spread in certain communities. Both reports, published by the CDC in MMWR and in the journal Vaccine, conclude that maintaining high measles vaccination coverage is the most effective intervention for preventing and controlling outbreaks.
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· 3 pulledBoth reports conclude that maintaining high measles vaccination coverage is the most effective intervention for preventing and controlling outbreaks.
The first report, published last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention–led team, examines the 2025 measles outbreak in a close-knit community in West Texas.
Published this week in Vaccine, the second report takes a close look at the 2025-26 school-based outbreak in South Carolina.
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