Doctors reassure public that vaccines are safe as measles outbreaks return to US

CTNewsJunkie – Wednesday, March 26, 2025
By Jamil Ragland

HARTFORD, CT – Vaccines are safe, effective, and save lives. That was the message nearly a dozen officials and state lawmakers delivered to the public Tuesday morning in Hartford as health officials tracked measles outbreaks around the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines an outbreak as three or more related cases of the measles virus, which was once all but eradicated in the US. As of Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Health reported 327 people infected with measles so far, including one fatality and 40 hospitalizations. Nationwide, 378 cases were confirmed as of Friday in Texas and 17 other states, including Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.

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