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11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Measles cases nationwide top 5,400 as outbreaks spread across the US
Between 2000-2024, the U.S. averaged 180 cases annually.
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U.S. → top → cases
Measles cases nationwide have topped 5,400, according to updated data posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday.
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cases → top → Control
The CDC says 5,412 infections have been reported across 45 states.
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infections → say → states
Between 2000-2024, the United States averaged 180 cases annually.
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States → average → cases
A total of eight deaths have been reported by state health departments -- six in Pennsylvania, one in New York and one in Wisconsin.
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total → report → Wisconsin
A decision about the U.S. measles elimination status come could come as soon as Friday.
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decision → come → Friday
The number of kindergartners vaccinated with the measles vaccine dropped from 95% in 2019 to 92% in 2026.
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number → vaccinate → 2026
Herd immunity is typically provided at 95% vaccination rates in communities.
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immunity → provide → communities
There are now roughly 300,000 kindergartners that entered classrooms this year without being vaccinated.
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that → be → classrooms
The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine comes in two doses.
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vaccine → come → doses
The first dose is received between 12-15 months of age, followed by a second dose between 4-6 years of age.
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dose → receive → age
Those two doses are 97% effective at preventing infection.
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doses → prevent → infection
Even if still infected, those vaccinated are less likely to become severely ill.
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those → infect → ?
A sick individual can infect 90% of unvaccinated people they come into contact with.
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they → infect → contact
The virus lives on surfaces and in the air two hours after a sick person leaves the room.
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person → live → room
One in 10 children with measles get ear infections and one in 10 children with measles get diarrhea.
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children → get → diarrhea
One in 5 people that are unvaccinated land in the hospital, while one in 20 children get pneumonia.
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children → land → pneumonia
Additionally, one in 1,000 children get encephalitis, a swelling of the brain that can lead to seizures, deafness, of intellectual disability.
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that → get → disability
Nearly one to three of every 1,000 children who become infected die from respiratory and neurological complications.
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who → become → complications