A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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Driven by anti-vaxxers, measles outbreaks cost everyone money
A single measles outbreak cost one U.S. county $3.4 million, a new government study estimates, underscoring the societal burden of inadequate vaccination rates. The outbreak occurred in Clark County, Wash., in early 2019, and ultimately infected 71 people—mostly children younger…
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COVID-19 plus measles? Kids aren’t getting their vaccines, and doctors are worried
COVID-19 has infected some of Dr. Sonder Crane’s youngest patients—the newborn who tested positive because its mother had the coronavirus, the 14-month old who caught it at day care. Now, on top of that, she and other pediatricians across the…
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