Measles Surge
U.S. at risk of losing elimination status after year of outbreaks, including in Illinois One year after a deadly measles outbreak in West Texas, cases continue to surface across the United States, including in Illinois. Ongoing transmission now puts the country at risk of losing its measles elimination status — the designation public health officials […]
Measles Misery
As the once-eliminated respiratory virus spreads across the U.S., health experts encourage vaccination in Chicago Fact checked by Ros Lederman The United States is grappling with a significant measles outbreak, with 607 confirmed cases across 21 states as of April 3, 2025. The surge has resulted in three known deaths as of April 6. At […]
Measles 101
As measles cases in Chicago remain low and vaccinations increase, here’s what to know about the latest outbreak While her sons played one Sunday evening in early March, Yulia* tried to locate a suitcase. The family was staying at the Pilsen migrant shelter, but they had plans to move north, to reunite with Yulia’s husband, […]
National Infant Immunization Week Special Report
Photo courtesy of Chicago Department of Public Health [spacer style=”3″] The Measles Outbreak: Why It’s Back and What to Do By Carroll Cole When we think of measles, we think of our grandparents and horrific stories of a past before modern medicine. The scary truth is that it’s still around and it’s highly contagious. It’s […]