And it’s having a real effect on public health. A measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, in November sickened 82 children, most of them unvaccinated and younger than 5. Public health officials traced the outbreak to public locations including a dollar store, a church and two department stores. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, about 40 years after the live measles vaccine was first licensed. But public health experts believe that misinformation and the politicization of COVID-19 vaccine mandates have fueled this trend.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 09, 2023 09:11 UTC