- U.S. expert explains 'unacceptable' rise of measles cases
Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
Published Friday, March 1, 2019 7:59AM EST
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 -- and part of the rising threat is misinformation that makes some parents balk at a crucial vaccine, federal health officials told Congress Wednesday.
Yet the vaccine is hugely effective and very safe -- so the rise of measles cases "is really unacceptable," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious disease chief at the National Institutes of Health.
The disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, which means it was not being spread domestically. But cases have been rising in recent years, and 2019 is shaping up to be a bad one.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/u-s-expert-explains-unacceptable-rise-of-measles-cases-1.4318083
What happens when you quit Vaccinating your kids......
Published Friday, March 1, 2019 7:59AM EST
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 -- and part of the rising threat is misinformation that makes some parents balk at a crucial vaccine, federal health officials told Congress Wednesday.
Yet the vaccine is hugely effective and very safe -- so the rise of measles cases "is really unacceptable," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious disease chief at the National Institutes of Health.
The disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, which means it was not being spread domestically. But cases have been rising in recent years, and 2019 is shaping up to be a bad one.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/u-s-expert-explains-unacceptable-rise-of-measles-cases-1.4318083
What happens when you quit Vaccinating your kids......
