CDC Chief Meets 15 Experts on Measles as U.S. Outbreaks Escalate
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Updated · NBC News · Nov 6
CDC Chief Meets 15 Experts on Measles as U.S. Outbreaks Escalate
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Nov 6
Summary
About 15 public health experts, including CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz, met quietly in Atlanta on Wednesday to discuss how the U.S. can regain control of measles.
Escalating outbreaks drove the meeting, with officials weighing how to contain spread before it further threatens the country's measles-free status.
The in-person session at CDC headquarters signals rising concern inside the agency as health leaders shift from monitoring outbreaks to debating a broader national response.