U.S. measles outbreaks show no signs of slowing down

International travel and hot spots where too few people are vaccinated is fueling the spread

Rockland County Health Department

SHOTS HERE The Rockland County Health Department in New York offered free vaccines on April 5 in the midst of an ongoing outbreak there. According to the department, 81 percent of the 184 cases in the county were in individuals who were not vaccinated.

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The year has just started, but it’s already a bad one for measles.