- The U.S. is seeing a major infectious-disease surge — more than 2,300 measles cases in 2026 (the most since 1991) and over 11,000 suspected cyclosporiasis cases across 41 states.
- Public-health capacity is weakening: big CDC budget cuts, shifting federal leadership and anti-vaccine influence have left states to create their own vaccine rules and fill expertise gaps.
- Despite the outbreaks, public and political reaction is muted — few protests, uneven state communication, and a distracted public focused on economic and political pressures.
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