As of April 11, the U.S. has seen 121 measles cases this year. Patsy Stinchfield, President of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, takes us back in time to previous outbreaks and our efforts to eliminate measles–all to help us understand why even one case of measles in a community is cause for concern.
Measles and COVID (cardiac events)
Links from the episode:
- A new study shows that COVID vaccination does not lead to cardiac death
- CDC Measles surveillance page