Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in the 1960s, there were an estimated 400 to 500 deaths in the U.S. each year ...

Measles is making a troubling comeback in the U.S., driven by declining vaccination rates and rising vaccine hesitancy.

Confirmed cases of highly infectious measles across the United States have already this year more than doubled the number reported in all of 2024.

RFK Jr. voiced support for the MMR vaccine after a measles death, despite a long history of general vaccine skepticism.

Medical leaders have repeatedly refuted Kennedy’s claims. “The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is extraordinarily safe and effective,” Bruce Scott, president of the American Medical ...