Vaccination Trends and Predictions
A study warns that declining vaccination rates could lead to measles becoming endemic in the within the next two decades.
If vaccination rates drop by 50%, models predict 51.2 million measles cases and significant deaths from measles and other diseases over 25 years.
Current Outbreaks and Political Climate
An ongoing measles outbreak in , with over 600 cases and three deaths, underscores the immediate risk of diseases returning.
The study's authors highlight the danger of current policy debates reducing the childhood vaccine schedule, risking the reemergence of eliminated diseases.