<p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,588 cases across the country, more than double the tally in 2025</p><p>Federal health authorities reported an additional 178 cases of measles in the US this week, as the vaccine-preventable illness continues to sicken people across at least 43 outbreaks.</p><p>The new data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as experts criticize the agency for lack of transparency, and as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr takes steps to further upend US vaccine infrastructure.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/measles-outbreak-reporting">Continue reading...</a>
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Additional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak
<p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,588 cases across the country, more than double the tally in 2025</p><p>Federal health authorities reported an additional 178 cases of measles in the US this week, as the vaccine-preventable illness continues to sicken people across at least 43 outbreaks.</p><p>The new data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as experts criticize the agency for lack of transparency, and as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr takes steps to further upend US vaccine infrastructure.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/24/measles-outbreak-reporting">Continue reading...</a>