Measles Outbreaks Are Forcing Immunocompromised Kids to Make Impossible Choices
With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.
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With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.
Historically, state health departments determine cases and deaths, not the CDC.
The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."
As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable.
About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.
The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were launched during the Covid-19 pandemic. The group lost its funding under Trump in part due to conspiracy theories.