In recent years, the number of people infected with measles has increased in the United States. In October, the country’s public health agency, the CDC, said that more than twice as many cases had been confirmed so far this year as last year, Sweden Herald reported.
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Ninety-six percent of those infected were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.
To regain measles-free status, the United States must stop the spread of the highly contagious disease completely for a year, which will require a lot of work.
