UPDATE: US measles outbreak soars to 839, with 75 new cases, according to latest CDC report. - NBCNewsHealth
, when officials said the outbreak had reached a level not seen in the U.S. in 25 years.
Measles cases have been reported in 23 states this year. But New York has the biggest outbreaks, accounting for nearly 700, or over 80%, of the cases nationwide. Some states are working to limit the reasons parents can cite for not vaccinating their children. Connecticut lawmakers are contemplating removing that state's religious exemption. And last Friday,that says parents with children heading to daycare or school will no longer be able to claim personal or philosophical objections to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
During a news conference Friday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said,"We believe in science. And we love our children. And that is why in Washington state, we are against measles."
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