US at risk of losing health designation it's had for 25 years

(NEXSTAR) – Measles was officially declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000. If things keep going the way they've been going in 2025, that designation could soon change.
"Measles elimination status" is achieved in a country or region when there hasn't been sustained transmission of the virus for a period of 12 months or longer, explained Dr. William Moss, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the school's International Va