In June 2025, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) confirmed the first case of measles this year in North Carolina.
In July, Haywood County first confirmed six active cases of pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, in children and teens, and that number has since increased to 13.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new data last week showing “coverage with MMR, DTaP, poliovirus vaccine (polio), and varicella vaccine (VAR) decreased in more than half of states, compared with coverage the year before.”…