What to Do About the Measles

We are hearing a lot these days about viruses and vaccinations. Earlier this week, there was the report about the dramatic increase this winter in visits to doctors offices and emergency rooms for flu virus symptoms. The highest number in nearly 30 years the report said.

Now comes a report about the measles that says the number of measles cases in the U.S has risen from almost none to 285 in 2024 and in 2025, there were more than 2,000 measles cases, which may not sound like a lot nationwide, but that is the most in over 30 years.

Measles of course were declared eliminated in the U.S. back in the year 2000. And now there are fears that status may soon be revoked due to the resurgence of cases.

While what has happened is a great concern among health officials, it is not a surprise, with a rise in the anti-vax movement since the pandemic and most recently, changes in federal government vaccine recommendations.

There is some hope. A story this week from west Texas about one family in a religious community, that opposes vaccines, saying they regretted not having vaccinated their kids, all of whom ended up being hospitalized with serious measles complications.

To slow the rise in measles cases, it appears that it will be up to parents, no matter what is happening in the worlds of government public health and politics.

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