Chasing Life
Chasing Life
CNN
Measles is Back. How Worried Should We Be?
20 minutes Posted Feb 28, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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We haven’t talked much about measles since it was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. But measles is one of the most contagious viruses on the planet, and lower vaccination rates have given it a chance to spread—just like we’re seeing in West Texas. Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled there to find out how the outbreak started, what’s being done to contain it, and how the community is coping. 

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