The first case of measles has been reported in Pennsylvania. A local medical director is recommending people get vaccinated, especially children. According to Dr. Graham Snyder at UPMC Hamot, there is no specific treatment for measles,

Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

The good news is that existing vaccines also prevent this process. By blocking the virus from infecting the immune system in the first place, it also preserves immunity to other diseases. A single dose of vaccine is 93% effective at preventing measles, while two doses offer 97% protection.

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The COVID-19 vaccine has prompted more than 10 times as many reports of adverse symptoms than the measles vaccine.

Vaccination provides long-lasting 97% protection against measles infection. Most people who have been vaccinated do not need to be vaccinated again.

As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment with vitamin A, as well as “good results” from the use of the steroid budesonide,

The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be effective.