San Mateo County Measles Case Highlights Risk for Unvaccinated, Expert Says | KQED
Briefly

The article highlights the severe symptoms and complications associated with measles, contrasting them with milder illnesses like COVID-19 and influenza. Vaccination is crucial, requiring a 95% immunization rate to prevent outbreaks. Unfortunately, vaccination rates in the U.S. have declined over the past two decades, with some areas reporting rates below 50%. This poses a threat to community health, emphasizing the importance of the measles vaccine, which is safe and effective, in protecting individuals and their communities from outbreaks.
This vaccine has proven to be incredibly safe and unbelievably effective... People have a responsibility to themselves, to their children and to their community.
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