HuffPost carries a Reuters report that, citing the Wall Street Journal, the Pan American Health Organization has revoked the United States' measles-elimination status, ending a 26-year run, after determining continuous transmission lasted more than a year. The 2026 outbreak has reached 5,182 confirmed cases across 45 states, New York City and Washington, D.C., surpassing 2025's total of 2,289, amid falling immunization rates under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom Reuters says has spread doubts about vaccine safety.