With outbreaks of previously eradicated measles leading the news for months, more epidemics may be in store for the U.S.

As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious diseases to spread rampantly in the coming years and decades. Research published in the medical journal JAMA suggests a continued decline could lead to millions of infections from diseases currently considered under control or eradicated.

Measles: Worst year in decades; Schumer responds

The impact of declining vaccination rates is already becoming more visible. As of the middle of 2025,........

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