CDC Official: Texas Measles Cases Are Underreported

NBC News reports:

Dr. David Sugerman, a senior scientist leading the CDC’s measles response, said Tuesday at a meeting of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee that more than 90% of the cases are “related to the Southwest outbreak, driven by transmission in close-knit, undervaccinated communities.”

“We do believe that there’s quite a large amount of cases that are not reported and underreported,” Sugerman said Tuesday as he updated the committee on measles. However, the CDC slashed $11.4 billion in Covid funding last month, some of which helped state health departments respond to disease outbreaks.

As of Tuesday, 561 cases had been confirmed in the West Texas outbreak, according to the state’s Department of State Health Services. Each measles case may cost $30,000 to $50,000 to address, which “adds up quite quickly,” Sugerman said.

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