The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of the year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.
Steve Sierzega receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. on Wednesday.
This year's numbers have been driven by outbreaks in several states, including New York, California, Illinois, Texas and Washington.
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