# The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status this week as cases surge

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6 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo News, Nov 10, 2026, 11:30 AM · Read it: <https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/u-may-cusp-losing-measles-173000212.html>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 10:39 AM: [The U.S. Has Lost Its Measles-Elimination Status, Data Suggests](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/health/measles-united-states-elimination-rfk.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  An international panel of scientific experts will convene on Tuesday to evaluate the status, but genetic data already shows the virus is once again entrenched in the United States.
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:30 AM: [The U.S. could lose its measles elimination status this week as cases surge](<https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/u-may-cusp-losing-measles-173000212.html>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:30 AM: [The U.S. may be on the cusp of losing its measles elimination status](<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-u-s-may-be-on-the-cusp-of-losing-its-measles-elimination-status/>) — Scientific American (Magazine, United States)
  Years after being officially eliminated, measles is rampant in the U.S. Could it be back for good?
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:30 PM: [If the U.S. loses its measles elimination status, will the Trump administration care?](<https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/measles-cdc-kennedy-trump-administration-schwartz-elimination-status>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  In 2024 the total number of measles cases in the U.S. was 283. This year it’s 5,182 — and counting.
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:05 PM: [CDC chief says agency will not change measles response if US loses elimination status](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE9RVk4tNmM1Q2tybk1wWEhORHJBeHl1VXozTWoweE04NFRWbTBtWWxPTHJsaUNMZXI3V2RvTTNwM0ZzZ2ZkUUY2Q2ZvVVRvRHJPVnh0TnNnU3FqV194N01QNWlLS2lTNjZLTURTUWtQb1REUVF0WXRweldR?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM: [US could lose measles-free status soon as RFK Jr’s pushes anti-vaccine agenda](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/measles-status-rfk-jr-anti-vaccine-agenda>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Country is in the middle of worst measles outbreak since 1991, with more than 5,400 cases nationallyThe United States could lose its measles elimination status this week, an event likely to cement health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s legacy of meddling in vaccine policies amid the worst outbreak of the virus in the US in 35 years.If the US loses its measles-free status, it would join Canada and several European and Asian nations that had eliminated the disease only for it to return.