4 Topic Commentaries

Measles Outbreaks Are a Lab Wake-Up Call

Measles Outbreaks Are a Lab Wake-Up Call

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  Gregory A. Poland, MD

  Infectious Diseases; Vaccinology

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  Mayo Clinic

  If you get on an airplane, visit Disneyland, go to a mall, or frequent any place where there are other people, you're at risk.

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  Maria E. Trent, MD, MPH

  Adolescent Medicine; Pediatrics

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  Johns Hopkins Children's Center

  If a lot of parents start to say I’m not going to immunize my child, then you lose the herd immunity effect. So unless you are allergic to a component of the vaccine, you should take your role in society, the public health component of it, very seriously.

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  Anthony S. Fauci, MD

  Infectious Diseases; Immunology

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  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  Anti-vaxers say [measles] is a trivial disease, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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  Saad B. Omer, PhD, MPH

  Epidemiology; Global Health; Vaccines

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  UT Southwestern Medical Center

  The concern is that measles is highly infectious, and it finds gaps in protection and exploits these gaps.

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