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The Consequences of Not Vaccinating for Measles

The Consequences of Not Vaccinating for Measles

FromCoronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A


The Consequences of Not Vaccinating for Measles

FromCoronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Before COVID-19, even though most children got vaccinated for measles, too many did not, resulting in worsening outbreaks of measles. People forgot how bad a disease measles is and became lax about getting their children vaccinated. Now in the COVID-19 era everyone is aware of what an out-of-control infectious disease can do and we are all anxiously awaiting a COVID-19 vaccine. Will this experience help encourage parents to get their children vaccinated? We discussed the problems of an adequate measles vaccination with Dr. Saad Omer, PhD, from the Yale Institute for Global Health at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Related Article(s): Vaccine Refusal and Measles Outbreaks in the US
Released:
Aug 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Conversations with experts and frontline clinicians about the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by editors from the JAMA Network.