The threat of more, expanded measles outbreaks looms with start of school

With measles on the rise, school gets riskier Sarah Boden Map showing where the most measles cases have been reported in the United States in 2026. Credit: CDC School starts soon in north-central Colorado and pediatrician Shen Nagel, MD, is bracing for the possibility of a measles outbreak. In some ways this is par for the course. After major holidays and summer breaks, kids bring viruses back to…