John Wiesman, Washington state's secretary of health, talks to reporters after appearing before a state legislative committee on health care in Olympia. That accounts for more than one-third of the 206 measles cases reported in the United States in just the first two months of 2019. The Senate hearing comes as the resurgence of measles across the United States is spurring a backlash against vaccine critics. But the legislatures in Washington and Oregon are considering laws that would remove nonmedical exemptions for the routinely administered measles vaccine. Read more:Anti-vaxxers face backlash as measles cases surgeThe unique dangers posed by the Washington state measles outbreakWhy it’s a bad idea to space out your child’s vaccination shots

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 11:00 UTC