Number of measles cases surpasses 1,000 in US
Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent measles, says the US health secretary, as the nation grapples with a resurgence of the contagious respiratory disease. – EPA pic, June 6, 2019.
THE number of measles cases in the United States this year has reached 1,001, health officials said yesterday, as they vowed to stop the spread of misinformation about vaccines. The announcement comes days after authorities declared the US was in danger of losing its “elimination status” on the contagious respiratory disease if the current outbreaks continue.
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