Experts meet to assess U.S. measles-elimination status

World Health Organization officials are meeting to evaluate whether the United States retains its measles-free status, NBC News reported. The Washington Post and Scientific American also said health experts are meeting to decide whether the country can keep its measles elimination status.

NBC News reported that U.S. measles cases had surpassed 5,000 and said a decline in MMR vaccine doses administered had contributed to the increase. The New York Times said genetic data suggests the virus is again entrenched, and its headline stated that the U.S. has lost elimination status. Its snippet also said an international panel would convene to evaluate the status. The reports do not include the panel’s decision.