Politico reports that eight Pan American Health Organization officials will decide the week of 8 November 2026 whether the U.S. still counts as having eliminated measles, after more than 7,000 infections since January 2025 under vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has sought to downsize the childhood vaccine schedule. The article calls the decision legacy-defining for Kennedy, whose mixed messaging and conflicts with Governor Josh Shapiro over Pennsylvania's Amish outbreaks have drawn calls for his removal.