Sign up for it here.In 2000, the CDC declared that measles had been eliminated from the United States. But now America is at risk of losing that status: A measles outbreak has sickened more than 150 people in Texas and New Mexico since late January.

Amid one of the largest measles outbreaks in the United States in nearly a decade, anti-vaccine activists are promoting false claims that shots are ineffective in stemming the spread of the virus or that they could cause the disease.

Measles, a vaccine-preventable infectious disease, was eliminated as an endemic disease from the United States in 2000. Now, 25 years later, it has spread

Measles was considered to be eliminted in the U.S. in 2000, thanks to vaccine developments. But vaccination rates have dropped since the covid pandemic began.

The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.

New York officials have released a health advisory about the disease as cases surge in Texas. They advise checking your vaccination record.

What Age Groups Is The Measles Outbreak Impacting In Texas? Seventy-four of the cases have been among people aged five to 17, while 53 cases were among children between the ages o