Do fully vaccinated adults ever need a booster vaccine? No. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers people who received two doses of measles vaccine as children according to the U.S.

The CDC said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015, before this latest outbreak killed an unvaccinated child in Texas.

Measles is preventable and the way to end this outbreak is to ensure that all children and adults who can get vaccinated, do get vaccinated,” said Robert Redfield, then the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Measles vaccination rates are declining in Missouri and across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illness is in the spotlight after more than 120 cases have been identified in West Texas,

The Trump administration's removal of CDC websites and public health data threatens the nation's ability to respond to infectious diseases and public health challenges.

An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles in this handout image obtained by Reuters April 9, 2019. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - The U.

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond.

Cod liver oil, the corticosteroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin were among the measles treatments HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said had shown "very good results" in the West Texas outbreak.

If you've already been vaccinated for measles, do you need to get a booster now that it's spreading in the US?

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.