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"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."

As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.

About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group lost its funding under Trump in part due to conspiracy theories.