MD Health Experts Ask for More Vaccinations as Measles hits U.S.

A measles breakout hasn’t occurred in Maryland, but public health officials suggest getting vaccinated sooner rather than later due to breakouts in surrounding areas.  Young people and the unvaccinated or the under-vaccinated are especially at risk.  Doctor Cameron Wolfe, a professor of medicine in infectious disease at Duke University Medical center, says fighting against an outbreak starts with the individual…

“No longer can you rely on the rest of the community having done the right thing for you.  If you choose that your child or yourself is unvaccinated or under-vaccinated, then you likely will run into measles.  I think that’s the reality that we have to face upfront.  That’s a different calculation of risk.”