Measles outbreaks: What to know about growing concern

Published February 11, 2024 3:00am ET



Public health experts are raising concern about the growing number of measles outbreaks across the United States, saying that unvaccinated children are most at risk of contracting severe disease.

“Those of us in healthcare are definitely leaning into this and paying attention,” Patricia Stinchfield, president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told the Washington Examiner.

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