What You Should Know About the Increase of Measles: How to Protect Your Family - Stacey Abrams Newsroom https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 15:29:13 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub What You Should Know About the Increase of Measles: How to Protect Your Family https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/what-you-should-know-about-the-increase-of-measles-how-to-protect-your-family_1777055406 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/what-you-should-know-about-the-increase-of-measles-how-to-protect-your-family_1777055406 What You Should Know About the Increase of Measles: How to Protect Your Family

A surge in measles is too important to ignore. Measles, a highly contagious virus, is not new, but a current increase is driven by gaps in community immunity, particularly in areas with lower vaccination coverage, according to Dr. Nekaiya Jacobs Pratt. “Because measles spreads extremely easily, even a single introduction into a community with limited protection can quickly lead to an outbreak, especially while the virus continues to circulate globally,” she stated. Measles Symptoms  Measles…]]>