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Measles resurgence linked to falling vaccination rates and reduced public health capacity

March 29, 2026Jerome Adams

Jerome Adams ties rising measles cases to declining vaccination rates and diminished staffing and funding for outbreak detection and response, warning small outbreaks are harder to contain.

“With falling vaccination rates and far less staff, funding, and support to detect and respond to cases and small outbreaks before they become bigger outbreaks.”
“It’s no wonder we’re seeing more measles cases than we have in decades!”
With falling vaccination rates
far less staff, funding, and support
It’s no wonder we’re seeing more measles cases than we have in decades!
Jerome Adams
measlesvaccinationpublic health capacity

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