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.

As a teaching professor and public health educator, I, like thousands of other health professionals, rely on CDC data and educational resources throughout my work. CDC websites ar

CDC holds that vaccines are a safe, effective way to protect your health and prevent the spread of flu, COVID, measles. What Mississppi needs to know.

The layoffs of thousands of workers strike deeply at the agency's ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus, and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies.

As measles spreads in Texas here's information you should know to make sure you're protected. WASHINGTON D.C., DC — As measles continues to spread across Texas, there are things you should know about the condition.

The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images Jordan Miller, Arizona State

Here's is the CDC's page about measles in Spanish. According to the CDC, you are protected if you have records showing at least one of the following. You received two doses of measles-containing vaccine and you are either a K through 12 child or an adult who is in a setting that could pose a high risk for transmission.

Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several weeks, sickening people in at least nine states amid a growing outbreak in western Texas. Several people have been hospitalized and at least one unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died,