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Peter Hotez

Peter Hotez

Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine

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"The ecosystem that led to the elimination of measles in the United States in 2000 has changed as vaccination rates fall." — February 2025

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America's measles elimination status at risk

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The United States declared measles eliminated in 2000, after decades of vaccination campaigns against the most contagious virus known to infect humans. On January 22, 2026, that status entered jeopardy when the country passed one year and two days of continuous transmission, starting in West Texas.

Updated May 22