No one, absolutely no one, should have the measles in America in 2025.
“As of December 23, 2025, a total of 2,012 confirmed* measles cases were reported in the United States,” reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC detected 1,988 cases in these states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and, Wyoming.
International visitors make up 24 cases.
The U.S. has had 50 outbreaks in 2025, with “87% of confirmed cases (1,760 of 2,012) are outbreak-associated.”
Of those people, 93% did not have the MMR vaccine, or it is unknown whether they have it.
3% had received one dose of the MMR vaccine, while 4% had received two doses.
However, you honestly cannot blame HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. because Canada is way worse, as Leslie wrote in July.
As of December 2025, Canada has had 5,377 measles cases (4,996 confirmed and 381 probable) for the year.”
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) issued an alert after a passenger from Dallas, TX, passed through Newark and Boston airports with measles.
The man went through the B & C terminals at Newark on December 12.
“Anyone who suspects an exposure or illness should call their local health department or a health care provider BEFORE going to any medical office or emergency department,” NJDOH wrote in a press release. “Special arrangements can be made for evaluation while also protecting other patients and medical staff from possible infection. Please do not visit a medical facility without calling ahead.”
NJDOH warned people they could develop symptoms as late as January 2, 2026.
“Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms begin,” warned NJDOH. “The rash usually begins as flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline and spread downward to the neck, torso, arms, legs, and feet.”
New Jersey hasn’t detected any other cases.
MDPH issued a similar warning.
“On December 11 at 2:39 p.m., the visitor arrived at Boston Logan Airport on American Airlines flight 2384 from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX,” explained MDPH. “The visitor stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough in Westborough and departed the state on December 12 via Logan Airport at 9:19 p.m. on JetBlue flight 117 to Las Vegas, NV.”
MDPH alerted people at these locations and times that they could have been exposed:
Massachusetts has not had a measles case in 2025.
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