Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?

Harvard University asks if the recent news about measles outbreaks in the U.S. surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the U.S., widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine was developed in the 1960s, nearly every child in the US got measles. Complications like measles-related pneumonia or hearing loss were common, and 400 to 500 people died each year. Read more here!