US Will Likely Lose Its Measles Elimination Status This Spring
After months of peddling disinformation about measles vaccines, Trump administration officials appear to be planning to fight to keep the U.S.’s measles elimination status, even as outbreaks surge in multiple parts of the country. Measles has been considered virtually “eliminated” in the U.S. since 2000. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) definition of “elimination…