Medical X-Press – Molly Callahan
Washington is in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in the state in more than 20 years, the disease spreading quickly among growing ranks of people who chose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. But Brandon Dionne, who studies infectious diseases at Northeastern University, says the choice not to vaccinate affects another population, too: People whose immune systems prevent them from receiving immunizations altogether. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-lesson-measles-outbreakvaccines-dont.html