Xatolos@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoUS measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak growsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down10
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkUS measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak growsarstechnica.comXatolos@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-square93maddie94@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago“And in 2019 there was a startling 1,274 cases, largely driven by massive outbreaks in New York” But also, we are higher in less than three months than we have been in entire years in the past. There’s still time.
minus-squareBeryl@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoFrom the article : “The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding the yearly case counts for all years after 2019.” It’s a five year high yet we’re only comparing 2.5 months to full years. Just give it time…
Only a five year high?
“And in 2019 there was a startling 1,274 cases, largely driven by massive outbreaks in New York”
But also, we are higher in less than three months than we have been in entire years in the past. There’s still time.
From the article :
“The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding the yearly case counts for all years after 2019.”
It’s a five year high yet we’re only comparing 2.5 months to full years. Just give it time…