Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’ Agency’s principal deputy director suggests transmission inevitable due to international travel

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/cdc-measles-briefing-lost-elimination-status-cost-of-doing-business/ By Helen BranswellJan. 20, 2026 Infectious Diseases Correspondent Is ‘shared decision-making’ being hijacked by U.S. health officials to sow doubt about vaccines? Researchers say the Trump administration’s vaccine guidance is distorting the term’s meaning https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/shared-decision-making-vaccine-guidance-twists-meaning-of-term/ By Eric BoodmanJan. 20, 2026 General Assignment Reporter