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2025-02-28 17:01:01 UTC - HELPFUL
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Factual Error: Measles outbreaks in the United States are considered rare. Measles was considered eliminated in the USA in 2000. 2023 saw 59 cases and 2024 saw 285 cases in the entire year. The current outbreak in Texas has already seen 124 cases since January. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyderx4v8go https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/?CDC_AAref_Val=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fmeasles%2Fcases-outbreaks.html%3Futm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=#:~:text=Expand%20All-,2023,and%20the%20District%20of%20Columbia. https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/measles-in-us.html#:~:text=Thanks%20to%20a%20strong%20childhood,to%2Ddate%20on%20their%20vaccinations. https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/#:~:text=History%20of%20measles%20cases,how%20vaccine%20policy%20enabled%20elimination.&text=*2023%20data%20are%20preliminary%20and,a%20well%2Dperforming%20surveillance%20system. https://edition.cnn.com/health/measles-cases-us-dg/index.html#:~:text=Measles%20was%20eliminated%20in%20the,elimination%20status%20in%20the%20US.
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