From the September 2019 issue of UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Once Nearly Eradicated, Measles Is Back
These evidence-based facts can help you understand more about the measles outbreak and the vaccines that can help protect you.
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With the highest number of reported outbreaks in nearly 20 years, 2019 is a record year for measles. The resurgence is due to misinformation about vaccines, the decline in vaccinated children, and foreign travel. Unvaccinated U.S. residents get the measles while they are abroad, then bring the disease into the United States and spread it […]