Importance of Measles Vaccination

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Despite measles being declared eliminated in the United States over 20 years ago, recent cases are surfacing, such as at Manatee Bay Elementary School in South Florida. Vaccination is crucial as measles is highly contagious, making it easy to catch for those who were not immunized.

One state (cough, cough Florida) is leading the US in measles cases. The contagious disease was once declared eliminated, but Florida’s surgeon general is taking a hands-off approach to managing the outbreak.

This episode was produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and guest-hosted by Haleema Shah.

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