New Mexico Offers Model to Manage Measles Outbreaks

Federal report commends NM health officials on measles outreach, vaccine efforts in 2025 outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a paper praising New Mexico’s response to the 2025 measles outbreak. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)A federal report published last week commends New Mexico health officials for their communication and vaccine outreach during last year’s measles outbreak. A string of 100 reported measles infections between February and September 2025 marked the first outbreak in New M…

CDC report highlights New Mexico as measles response model

Outreach efforts during the outbreak coincided with an uptick in vaccine doses administered from January to September 2025.

New Mexico Offers Model to Manage Measles Outbreaks

(MedPage Today) -- New Mexico paired a broad public communications campaign with expanded statewide access to measles vaccination for children and adults to end a 2025 measles outbreak and boost statewide measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination...

CDC Report Cites New Mexico’s Measles Response—But Cases in Detention Centers Raise Concerns

A CDC report commends New Mexico’s vaccine outreach during a 2025 measles outbreak, but new cases in detention centers reveal lingering vulnerabilities. The post CDC Report Cites New Mexico’s Measles Response—But Cases in Detention Centers Raise Concerns appeared first on Brant.One.