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While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

The outbreak in Utah and Arizona is concentrated in close-knit, undervaccinated communities that are leery of government authorities and mainstream medicine.

(Arielle Zionts | KFF Health News) A sign outside a hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, asks people with measles symptoms to wait outside, because infections are extremely contagious. Scientists are studying measles virus genomes to determine if and how outbreaks around the U.S. this year may be linked.