Anonymous20 days ago
DeKalb County, Illinois confirmed its first measles case in six years on March 12, 2026, becoming part of a nationwide surge that has already produced 1,362 confirmed infections across 31 states in just the first 11 weeks of the year. The case underscores how declining vaccination rates — now below the 95% herd immunity threshold in most U.S. counties — have left communities across the country vulnerable to a disease that was declared eliminated in 2000, with experts warning that federal policy changes and rising vaccine hesitancy are accelerating the crisis.