Parts of Colorado are as vulnerable to measles as West Texas, where the highly contagious virus has infected hundreds of people and killed two.⁠ ⁠ Colorado has recorded more confirmed measles cases so far this year than it has in almost two decades. Rural pockets of the state are undervaccinated, and large counties have seen their protection erode since the pandemic.⁠ ⁠ The country as a whole has three times as many measles cases already as it did in all of 2024, and federal health officials are pushing vitamins as an alternative to vaccines.⁠ ⁠ Read more about Colorado’s measles vulnerabilities at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝: Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post⁠ 📈: Kevin Hamm, The Denver Post⁠ ⁠ #colorado #denver #measles #health #vaccines