"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified nearly 600 cases of measles in the U.S. in the first month of 2026 - a number that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago, as the virus has been considered eradicated in the U.S. for more than two decades. As of January 29, the CDC counted 588 cases of measles across 17 states."
"Although the CDC updates its numbers weekly, a new report might not be issued until next week due to the limited government shutdown that occurred last weekend. Johns Hopkins University, which also tracks the spread of measles (by monitoring state and county health departments, county-level press releases, and news articles), has a more updated count through the first few days of February, pegging this year's total as 712 cases as of Thursday morning."
Nearly 600 measles cases were identified in the U.S. in January 2026, with the CDC counting 588 cases across 17 states as of January 29 and Johns Hopkins reporting 712 cases by early February. Eighty-five percent of cases occurred in people 19 and under. The CDC updates weekly, but a limited government shutdown may delay new reports. If infections continue at the January pace, projections estimate up to 7,400 cases by year-end, more than triple last year’s 2,267. The rise in cases follows a year in which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the importance of vaccines.
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