Amid the worst U.S. measles outbreak in years, Vermont health officials have raised concerns about the state’s not-quite-high enough childhood vaccination rate.

Upwards of 57 percent of Vermonters get their water from systems with fluoridated water compared to 72 percent nationwide.

As such, the numbers put out by the CDC may not include all overdose deaths that happened in a given period. READ MORE:Drug overdose deaths decrease in Vermont, New York as national death rate ...

Since January 2025, the United States has been confronting its most significant measles outbreak in over a decade. The disease, declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, has been confirmed to ...

Vermont and Washington. At least five states including Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas are reporting outbreaks, meaning three or more related cases. The CDC says 11% of measles ...