The Worst Measles Outbreak in 20 Years
The Worst Measles Outbreak in 20 Years  
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer Show
Published On: Tue Jan 20 2026
Description: Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter at The New York Times, discusses how 2025 became the worst year for measles in the United States in more than two decades, after a small town in Gaines County, Texas, first reported a cluster of measles cases in unvaccinated children in January.