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US measles cases more than double last year as outbreak spreads
Original: U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads
Measles cases in the United States have more than doubled compared with the same point last year, according to NPR, as an ongoing outbreak continues to spread across the country. The rise marks a sharp reversal for a disease once considered eliminated in the US, and health officials are urging vaccination as the outbreak grows.
Why now: The rapid nationwide increase in measles cases is raising renewed public health concerns about declining vaccination rates.
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