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A Georgia State-led team reports that an oral drug candidate, GHP-88310, suppressed orthoparamyxovirus infections in animal models, offering a potential route toward treatments for measles, croup-linked viruses and other

A new Lancet analysis says the United States has already missed four of the CDC’s seven measles-elimination indicators, with the others increasingly at risk after outbreaks spread to 45 states.

A UC Riverside-led study of 2,459 patients across 10 US emergency departments found widespread uncertainty about MMR vaccination status, persistent misinformation, and stark disparities tied to access and demographics.

Newly cited data suggest herd immunity for measles is already absent in roughly one-third of kindergarten classrooms in Allegheny County, underscoring how local declines in vaccination can narrow the margin of safety.

Bangladesh is carrying out emergency measles-rubella vaccinations as authorities try to contain an outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month.

A new report warns that even a 1% annual decline in MMR vaccination rates could trigger 17,000 measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations, and 36 preventable deaths each year in the U.S.

With nearly 1,000 confirmed measles cases in 2026 spread across close to half of U.S. states, public health officials are sounding the alarm about a broader crisis. Declining vaccination rates could open the door to resurgences of mumps, hepatitis B, and other diseases once thought conquered.