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Measles tops 4,400 cases as Obama endorsement and Texas voter…

The CDC's Friday update counted 4,410 measles cases so far in 2026, a week after the previous tally; Texas also found more backlogged voter records.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe CDC says measles cases in the US have hit four thousand four hundred ten this year, and last year's whole total was two thousand two hundred eighty-nine.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the country has nearly doubled last year's number, with two months of the year still left.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd that is a record pace, folks!

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIf you have been meaning to check your vaccine records, tonight is a great night to dig out that folder.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA folder. Texas just found more of those, by the way.

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