US measles cases hit highest level in more than 30 years, CDC data shows

US measles cases hit highest level in more than 30 years, CDC data shows

The last time measles cases in the US were this high was in 1992, according to CDC

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

River Jacobs, who is 1-year-old, is being held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, on March 14, 2025. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)