More than 2,000 measles cases reported in the U.S. so far, outpacing 2025's total

NPR | By A Martínez

Published July 27, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

NPR's A Martinez asks Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo of Brown University why there have been more measles cases this year so far than in all of last year, and what can be done to stop the resurgence.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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