U.S. Measles Outbreak Is Not Slowing

These charts show measles data through April 7th. Some additional data through Apirl 11th is listed below.

For those interested in a deeper dive into the measles numbers, you can follow Caitlin Rivers substack. From her notes on April 11:

  • Since my last update on Tuesday, Arkansas and Hawaii reported cases for the first time this year. At least five states have reported ten or more cases, which is very unusual. Texas continues to register the most cases, with 541 to date.”
  • According to the CDC, 712 cases have been reported so far this year. 1 in 3 (32%) are under the age of 5, and 1 in 10 (11%) have been hospitalized.”

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