Forbes January 21, 2026
Measles is surging in the U.S., exposing serious flaws in our public health response.
There’s a big brouhaha over whether the U.S. will lose its measles elimination status after 25 years. That reflects whether there has been sustained transmission in the country over the past year.
Dr. Ralph Abraham, the principal deputy director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suggested that “it’s just the cost of doing business, with our borders being somewhat porous [and] global and international travel.”
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. He and CDC officials Dr. Daniel Jernigan and Dr. Deb Houry all resigned in protest after CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez was...
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