Thanks to widespread vaccination, measles had been considered “eliminated” as a continually transmitting illness in the United States since 2000. But not anymore.

PAHO has reportedly revoked the U.S. measles elimination status held since 2000, with over 5,412 confirmed cases in 2026 signaling continuous spread.

Reuters reports: The Pan American Health Organization has revoked the United States' measles-elimination status, ending a 26-year run after determining the country failed to halt continuous transmission of the highly contagious virus for more than a year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday...