by Abraar Karan and Julie Parsonnet The measles virus is resurging in the U.S. despite the long-standing availability of a vaccine that provides nearly life-long immunity. In […]
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Measles outbreak a vaccine wake-up call
by Lisa Jarvis A cluster of measles cases in the Northeast is putting a spotlight on how easily the highly contagious disease can spread — and how […]
The importance of vaccinations
It’s late fall and all the seasonal illnesses are making their rounds: colds, flu, COVID, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses and infections. Unfortunately, modern […]
Risks of increased vaccine hesitancy
One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what […]
Vaccine disruptions, mistrust ramping up measles risk
by Saad B. Omer Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused […]
Last year’s concerns are still prevalent
It’s interesting to look back at the summer of 2019 and consider the big public health concerns at the time. Two big topics were rabies and measles. […]