Ronald Reagan essentially starved the Federal program for childhood immunization, which led to lower vaccine rates and deadly outbreaks of measles. Let’s not allow history to repeat itself.
What Ronald Reagan Can Teach Us About Vaccine Policy Read More »
Until a disease is eradicated, vaccines at herd immunity levels remain necessary to keep it from returning and causing outbreaks.
Vaccines are Necessary Read More »
Not only are measles infections deadly, usually from pneumonia and encephalitis, but a natural measles infection can also cause years of immunosuppression, increasing your risk of death from other diseases too.
The Myth That Measles Isn’t Deadly Read More »
While you likely don’t remember when large epidemics of measles would close schools, it’s a reminder that measles wasn’t thought of as the mild disease that some claim it was.
When Measles Epidemics Would Close Schools Read More »
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