Health Care & Hospital Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 3, 2015
It's time to limit vaccine exemptions for personal beliefs
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control announced the eradication of measles. But a decade later and a half later, measles cases are cropping up throughout California. What should we do about it?
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control announced the eradication of measles. But a decade later and a half later, measles cases are cropping up throughout California and other states.
Measles is a preventable disease, against which we have a very effective, very safe vaccine. Ninety-nine percent of the people who receive two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are protected. Long term, serious harms from the vaccine are extremely rare. Measles, in contrast,...
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