Medscape April 2, 2025
As cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, notably measles and pertussis, continue to rise in the United States, several experts gave Medscape Medical News a big-picture perspective of long-term implications and challenges for clinicians.
What might the current low vaccination rates and lack of vaccination support from the current administration mean for short- and long-term public health?
The increase in vaccine-preventable illnesses and deaths in the United States seen in recent years is only going to get worse, with long-term effects on public health, said Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, in an interview.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying vaccine mandates harmed the public trust in health professionals, and those...
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