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The health and economic repercussions of declining MMR coverage in the United States

2026-02-20 public and global health Title + abstract only
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The resurgence of measles in the United States, driven by declining childhood vaccination coverage, poses a substantial public health and economic threat. Using county-level MMR vaccine coverage data and spatial incidence models, we quantified the economic burden of measles in 2025 and projected the impact of continued declines in vaccine uptake. In 2025, the estimated cost per measles case was $104,629 (50% High-Density Interval [HDI]: $100,729-$110,140), yielding a national burden of $244.2 mi...

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