08/24/2026
U.S. measles cases have reached a 35-year high. You can see data in depth in a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health tracker that compiles state and local health data: https://vist.ly/5cs7i
According to the CDC, if one person has measles, 90% of people near that person who have not gotten their shot will also get sick.
The measles vaccine is safe and effective. Getting measles is dangerous, especially for children. If you haven't been vaccinated, it's not too late, even if you're an adult. If you are vaccinated, tell your friends and family why it's important to you to keep yourself and your community safe.
Recommended vaccines protect all of us, but only when people get them.