US could lose measles-free status soon as RFK Jr’s pushes anti-vaccine agenda

The United States could lose its measles elimination status this week, as the country experiences its worst measles outbreak in 35 years. More than 5,400 cases have been reported nationally.

The outbreak has been linked to a rise in anti-vaccine sentiment, with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushing an anti-vaccine agenda. If the US loses its measles-free status, it would join Canada as the only developed countries to have lost their elimination status.