In this episode of Patient to Purpose, Erica & Stefan tackle the alarming resurgence of measles and the declining vaccination rates threatening public health in the U.S., UK, and beyond. We explore how healthcare is inherently political and why wealthy nations are beginning to lose our long-held “measles elimination” status. Beyond the political debate, we discuss the severe, life-altering impacts of the disease, from deafness to blindness, and why collective herd immunity remains our strongest defense.

Post production edit: California, New York, and other states have joined the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN)

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American Academy of Pediatrics

Pan American Health Organization

American Medical Association

World Health Organization

European Centre for Disease Prevention & Control

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