In the first Open Forum Infectious Diseases podcast, Editor in Chief Paul Sax, MD, interviews Samuel L. Katz, MD, a pediatrician and virologist who played an integral part in the development of the measles vaccine. Dr. Katz discusses the history of measles and gives his views on how to stop current outbreaks. He is currently the Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chair Emeritus of Pediatrics at Duke University.