Less than three months into 2024, the United States has already reported more measles cases than in all of 2023, according to . data Posted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC shows that as of March 21, 64 measles cases had been reported, but only 58 were reported in all of 2023.
“As of March 21, 2024, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City A total of 64 measles cases have been reported from 17 jurisdictions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington,” the CDC reported.
However, this number pales in comparison to 2019’s numbers, which were much higher. “From January 1 to December 31, 2019, 1,274 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 31 states,” the CDC said. “This is the highest number of cases reported in the United States since 1992.”
The CDC has shown that the disease is highly contagious, but the vaccine is highly effective.
“Measles (rubeola) is highly contagious, and one person infected with measles can infect nine out of 10 unvaccinated people with whom they come into close contact,” authorities said in a statement. I got it.. “Measles is almost completely preventable through vaccination. The MMR vaccine is safe and highly effective, with two doses being 97% effective against measles (one dose being 93% effective). 95% of the community. If > 95% of people are vaccinated (coverage > 95%), most people are protected by community immunity (herd immunity).”
“From January 1 to March 14, 2024,” the CDC said, “58 confirmed measles cases were reported in the United States across 17 jurisdictions,” of which “54 (93%) “Most of the cases were related to international travel. Most cases have been reported.” In 2024, children aged 12 months and older who did not receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine were infected. ”
There are also cases of measles connected to an immigrant shelter in Chicago, Illinois.
“Due to an increase in measles cases among young children who recently received one dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine at the Halstead Street shelter in Pilsen, the City of Chicago announced Monday that all children at the Halstead “The measles vaccine is administered 28 days after the first dose,” the Chicago Department of Public Health said. press release I got it.
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