The Washington Post: Why U.S. measles outbreaks have grown harder to extinguish
The United States is on the brink of surpassing last year’s total measles cases, putting the country on track to set a new record before summer’s end. The impending milestone underscores how the country has entered a new phase in its battle with measles, with repeated new infections of the deadly disease igniting sustained outbreaks in multiple states rather than staying concentrated in a few undervaccinated communities.
