Make America Healthy Again? US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC

[ck4829]

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of Dec. 23, a total of 2,012 cases have been reported in the U.S. Of those cases, 24 were reported among international visitors to the U.S.

States with confirmed cases include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The last time the U.S. recorded more than 2,000 cases occurred in 1992, when there were 2,126 confirmed infections over the course of a year, CDC data shows.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-measles-cases-surpass-2000-highest-30-years/story?id=128747603

[MichMan]

1. Canada, with one eighth the population of the US, has had over 5000 cases this year.

Per capita, that is a measles rate 24 times higher than in the US.

That would indicate that having single payer has nothing to do with it.

Since the fall of 2024, Canada has recorded more than 5,000 measles cases in nine provinces and one territory.

Earlier this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Canada had lost its measles elimination status.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/diseases-and-conditions/northwestern-health-unit-confirms-measles-case-in-a-year-canada-saw-alarming-rise-in-numbers/ar-AA1TiIXV?ocid=BingNewsSerp