The number of measles cases increased by 81 to 1,362 confirmed infections, according to a recent update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The country currently has 14 new outbreaks this year. Currently, 94% of all confirmed cases were linked to these outbreaks.
President Donald Trump’s Surgeon General nominee, Dr. Casey Means, has told lawmakers that she believes people should "take the measles vaccine," according to a written response obtained by MS NOW.
This comes just weeks after Dr. Mehmet Oz urged people to get the vaccine in February. "Take the vaccine, please. We have a solution for our problem. Not all illnesses are equally dangerous and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses. But measles is one you should get your vaccine (for)," Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, said on CNN’s "State of the Union."
The weekly cases chart illustrates the extent of the current outbreak in comparison to previous years by showing the number of measles cases reported each month.
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