On this picture illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in California throughout an outbreak in 2015.
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On this picture illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in California throughout an outbreak in 2015.
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For about three weeks in 2000, there have been zero measles instances in the US. It was declared eradicated.
Quick ahead to 2024, and measles instances are surging, particularly in Oregon the place the state is dealing with the worst outbreak for the reason that early Nineteen Nineties.
That is occurring because the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention experiences that the vaccination price amongst kindergartners is dropping, and increasingly dad and mom are searching for exemptions to highschool vaccine necessities.
Individuals are vaccinating their kids at decrease and decrease charges. What does that imply for teenagers as they head again to highschool, and for infectious and lethal ailments like measles?
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This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink.
It was edited by Courtney Dorning.
Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.