US Measles Cases Surpass 2,000, Highest in 30 Years

Thursday, January 01, 2026

The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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A hearty congrats to RFK Jr., as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status after 25 years, with the most cases since the early 1990s. #measles #RFKJr #Kennedy #disease #health www.jezebel.com/measles-unit ...

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-- Splinter (@splinternews.bsky.social) Jan 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM

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Way to go, paste-eating MAGAts.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-12-31 12:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If we deport all teh Somalis it will improve MAGA vaccination rates.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-31 12:59 PM | Reply

Measles cases in the United States, 1919 to 2025
ourworldindata.org

Good chart in the article ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 04:13 PM | Reply

Canada is experiencing a massive surge in measles cases in 2025, reaching over 4,800 confirmed cases.

Per capita?

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-12-31 07:59 PM | Reply

Good chart in the article ...

#3 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER A

A more interesting chart...

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-01 02:23 PM | Reply

RUNT, check out your child-raping hero's track record on measles.

Ongoing outbreaks " particularly in the upstate region of South Carolina and along the border between Arizona and Utah " continue to add dozens of cases each week, threatening the measles elimination status that the U.S. has held for a quarter-century.

www.wmtw.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-01 02:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#5 A poorly-created Photoshop graphic.

Good work, onepigironsmoothbrainaut.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-01 02:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Measles came roaring back, an ugly, avoidable throwback. The CDC's own data shows thousands of confirmed cases and dozens of outbreaks in 2025, with the overwhelming share of them preventable. We've cancelled vast numbers of promising programs that would have treated, cured, or prevented deadly diseases so RFK's woo-based cronies can play conspiracy games with our lives.

#8 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-01 02:42 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Most likely brought to the US by immigrants who came here illegally, and disappeared into the population.

#9 | Posted by gasman21 at 2026-01-02 07:09 AM | Reply

peak MAHA.
Who knew putting a complete incompetent in charge of HHS would lead to such a spike?

#10 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-01-02 08:06 AM | Reply

I recommend that every American get the Heroin vaccine. If it doesn't kill you, it will make you feel great...
--Bob the MAHA Man

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2026-01-02 08:39 AM | Reply

This is what happens when you allow garbage from around the world to flow across the border. And yet you stupid liberals interfere with Trump removing the garbage while complaining about what the garbage caused.

#12 | Posted by fortfisher at 2026-01-02 10:09 AM | Reply

This is what happens when you allow garbage from around the world to flow across the border.

#12 | Posted by fortfisher

All you need is to get you and your children vaxxed.

It's a health and hygiene issue. No wonder you're confused.

#13 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-02 10:53 AM | Reply

@#5 ... A more interesting chart... ...

That's the same chart I linked to in #3, with a linear vertical scale instead of the logarithmic vertical scale in the chart.

If you go to the chart I posted and select the Settings button on the top right, then select linear, the chart your current alias posted appears.

I chose to use the logarithmic scale because it shows a recent uptrend in the number of cases, something that gets lost in the noise of the linear scaling.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-02 11:31 AM | Reply