Dr. Oz Advises People to Get Measles Vaccine as Cases Rise in Several States

The CDC says that, so far in 2026, 733 measles cases have been reported in the United States.

Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16, 2025. President Donald Trump outlined plans to expand vitro fertilization (IVF) access by encouraging workplace benefits to include access to IVF and infertility coverage. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has advised people to get a vaccine for measles in response to a rise in cases nationwide, mainly in South Carolina.

“Take the vaccine, please,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, the CMS administrator, said in a CNN interview on Sunday, responding to a question about cases in South Carolina and elsewhere. “We have a solution for our problem.”