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US Has Lost Measles Elimination Status, Global Health Authorities Say

2 outlets · first reported by KFF Health News on · latest · 8 hours of coverage

The U.S. has officially lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, a public health triumph secured a quarter century ago. Researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations on the country’s status told KFF Health News that the Pan American Health Organization reached the… (KFF Health News)

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  1. first KFF Health News indie
    US Has Lost Measles Elimination Status, Global Health Authorities Say

    The U.S. has officially lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, a public health triumph secured a quarter century ago. Researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations on the country’s status told KFF Health News that the Pan American Health Organization reached the…

  2. NPR Health mainstream
    US has lost measles elimination status, global health authorities say

    The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization. (Image credit: Amy Maxmen)

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