CDC Sends Out New ‘Health Alert’ Over Measles Vaccination

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out a “health alert” on Monday due to what it called an increase in global and U.S. measles cases, saying that health providers should “ensure” that international travelers are vaccinated. Of the 58 cases reported across the United States in 2o24, about 93 percent are connected “to international travel,” the CDC said Monday. It said that most of the cases are reported in children aged 12 months and older who have not received a measles vaccine. “To prevent measles infection and reduce the risk of community transmission from importation, all U.S. residents traveling internationally, regardless of destination, should be current on their MMR vaccinations,” the CDC said, referring to the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine that is commonly administered across the world....