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measles

  • The IDOH said the disease is rare because of the availability of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine. Vaccination rates peaked in 2020, but have steadily declined since.
    IDOH confirms first measles case in Indiana since 2019
    Abigail Ruhman
    The IDOH said the disease is rare because of the availability of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine. Vaccination rates peaked in 2020, but have steadily declined since.
  • People with higher levels of vaccine skepticism are less accurate in estimating how frequently these causes of death occur than people with low levels or no vaccine skepticism. (CDC, Wikimedia Commons)
    Vaccine Skeptics Think Differently
    Walker Rhea
    Despite having almost 1,300 measles cases in 2019 after measles was declared eradicated from the U.S. in 2000, some people are still hesitant to vaccinate themselves or their children.
  • (UK Department For International Development, Wikimedia Commons)
    How Measles Wipes Out Immunity
    Walker Rhea
    Although the coronavirus is the most serious public health concern at the moment, there has also been an increase in the number of measles cases this year. The best precaution against measles is the MMR vaccine, which can also protect against other infections over time.