America Lost Its Measles-Free Status. Babies Are Paying the Price.

After 26 years without endemic measles, the U.S. has officially lost its elimination status. Ten people are dead in 2026, and the CDC's official count doesn't include all of them.

THE FORMERLY MEASLES-FREE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (The Daily Whatever Press) — Y’all, I’m so sorry to be writing about measles again. I’m even sorrier to be writing about dead kids again. Like, I’m not a health reporter. I’m not a medical worker. I liked not thinking about measles at all, as I’ve done for nearly all my life. I’d love to be writing abou…