LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration appears to be planning to fight to keep its measles elimination status, even as it increasingly spreads misinformation and skepticism about life-saving vaccines. To lose its elimination status, a country must have continuous transmission of measles for 12 straight months. Public health experts say the U.S. hit that grim milestone on Tuesday — ironically, exactly one year after Donald Trump, who has put anti-science and anti-vaccine figures in charge of public health, was inaugurated for his second term. “Measles elimination status depends on evidence of continuous transmission for 12 months,” an HHS spokesperson told HuffPost in a statement. The vast majority of the people infected with measles are unvaccinated children or those whose vaccine status is unknown.

Source: Huffington Post January 22, 2026 00:19 UTC