Summary
Survey: 24 percent of US adults denied or disputed that the CDC ever said that. Six percent called the statement "very inaccurate," and 18 percent said it was "somewhat inaccurate" The results are largely unchanged from responses in 2018 when survey respondents were asked the same question.
The US is at risk of losing its measles elimination status, attained in 2000. The US will lose its status if the virus circulates continuously over a 12-month period. In 2019, the US was close to losing its status amid two prolonged outbreaks in New York.
