Meeting to Assess US Measles Elimination Status Delayed to November

‘The additional time will allow for a thorough and transparent assessment of the 2025 measles outbreaks,’ a U.S. official said.

A person walks past a sign at a health center where the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine is administered, in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2025. Ronald Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

A meeting of an international panel of experts that was set to review the United States’ measles elimination status in April has been postponed until November.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), part of the World Health Organization, pushed back its scheduled meeting that will determine whether measles is still eliminated in the United States and Mexico, it said on March 2.