The CDC says the best way to protect yourself against measles is with the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. According to the CDC, your child’s pediatrician and your primary doctor can provide the MMR vaccine. The vaccine may also be available at pharmacies, community health clinics, and health departments.

The U.S. is having the worst measles outbreak in decades. Here’s what experts recommend you do to avoid getting sick.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year, the highest total in 33 years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday.  Just over halfway through 2025,

Cases are rising in the U.S., but the CDC says most people who bring measles into the U.S. are unvaccinated residents who traveled internationally.

According to the CDC, a total of 1,288 confirmed measles cases were reported by 39 states so far this year. That marks the highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, when officials recorded more than 2,100 infections in 1992.

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have reported eight cases so far this year compared to 10 total in 2024.