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US Measles Cases Surge Past 2,200 in Worst Year Since 2000

Is measles surging due to anti-vax misinformation, or do these statistics reflect routine outbreaks?
US Measles Cases Surge Past 2,200 in Worst Year Since 2000
Above: A vaccine clinic, administering the MMR Vaccine in West Texas, on March 1, 2025. Image credit: Jan Sonnenmair/Stringer/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Measles has exploded across America because vaccination rates have collapsed below safe levels, fueled by dangerous misinformation and parental exemptions that leave communities vulnerable. The Trump administration's questioning of vaccine safety and defunding of local vaccination programs has made the crisis worse, with over 2,200 cases in 2025 marking the worst year in three decades. Public health infrastructure is failing when it's needed most, and preventable deaths of children prove the devastating cost of abandoning proven science.

Right narrative

Rhetorical scaremongering will do nothing to undermine the efforts of parents looking to do the best for their children. It is politicization to suggest vaccines only ever protect, when they carry potential risks yet to be fully understood. The Trump administration is continuing to make progress in ensuring that no child is given more vaccines than is necessary, and empowering parents to have full autonomy over medical decisions.

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