You've probably heard about the current measles outbreaks in the United States. They started making news last year when and lasted well into this year. Earlier this year, , New York, and it spread into the limits. There have been other cases of measles in other parts of the country, like or .
Because of these outbreaks, some news outlets reached out to History of Vaccines for interviews and comments. This resulted in several interviews and one op-ed piece published on The Hill online. While it was fun, in a way, to do these interviews, the seriousness of the situation with measles and vaccine hesitancy cannot be understated.
For your reading (and listening) pleasure, here are the stories:
- "Vaccinations and the measles resurgence," an interview with WITF in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
- "Infectious, Part 1: Scabs, Pus And Puritans" a podcast from WBUR in Boston:
- "Infectious, Part 2: The Flintstone Dilemma":
- "Is Measles Here to Stay?" an article on NPR online:
- "With measles cases still rising, what religion has to say about vaccination," an article online from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
- "Can You Get Measles if You Were Vaccinated?" from Vox online:
- "Vaccine hesitancy: Most difficult fight we have ahead of us is political," an opinion piece on The Hill online: