As measles outbreak grows, primary care physicians can promote vaccines by building trust with patients

Medical Economics March 20, 2025
Richard Payerchin

Public health experts describe the latest on measles cases in Texas and broader concerns about vaccinations.

As the nation watches effects of a measles outbreak and questions the safety of vaccines, a trusting relationship is key for primary care physicians to overcome vaccine hesitancy among patients, said experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHBSPH).

On March 19, JHBSPH professors William John Moss, MD, MPH, and Anna P. Durbin, MD, met online with news media to discuss “Vaccines: Purpose, Effectiveness, and Safety.” They talked about the latest developments about communicable diseases, and slowing them — possibly eliminating them — through inoculations against those illnesses.

Their fields of expertise include international health and molecular microbiology, touching on diseases such...

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