Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new update.
Coverage among adults is about three percentage points lower as of Oct. 14 than the same time last year, the CDC said in the update on Nov. 27.
Three people tested "presumptive positive" for the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the CDC said, citing the Colorado Department of Health. The CDC said that specimens were sent to the agency for confirmation.
Data from the CDC shows there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States last year, representing a 3 percent decrease from 111,029 deaths reported in 2022.
The CDC advised people to wash and sanitize any surfaces that may have come into contact with it using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher.
The CDC also urged businesses not to sell or serve recalled cantaloupes and fruit products.
The CDC promoted the paper online while encouraging people, even those who recovered from COVID-19, to get vaccinated.
"Get vaccinated as soon as possible," the CDC stated.
The CDC only publishes papers in its weekly digest, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, after they're shaped to "comport with CDC policy." The papers are not peer-reviewed.
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More than 13 percent of tests for the virus, which is associated with vomiting and diarrhea, came back positive as of mid-February, the most recent CDC data revealed.
The Epoch Times has contacted the CDC for comment Wednesday.
“These studies raise concerns that there may also be a risk to people,” the CDC website says.
The CDC says the best protection against measles is the MMR vaccine.
Measles has been rising in the United States in recent years.
The CDC has reported 4,852 confirmed measles cases across dozens of states in 2026.