US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, study says

This Infectious Disease Has Increased 1,500% Nationwide: See MD Data

This Childhood Illness Increased 1,500% Nationwide: See MD Data - Bel Air, MD - The spiking rates of two diseases could be signaling a return of childhood illnesses, according to a new ProPublica report.

Researchers say the US is on the brink of disaster due to the refusal of childhood vaccinations, and millions of illnesses can be expected if the trend continues to decline.

Falling vaccine rates could mean millions of measles cases: Study

(NewsNation) — A new study warns the U.S. could see millions of new measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates continue to fall. The study, published in JAMA, used modeling to forecast the number of measles cases in several scenarios, including vaccination rates holding steady, rising or falling. Measles was officially eliminated in the U.S. decades ago thanks to the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Grand Strand ice …

Measles vaccine clinic to be held in Corvallis May 3

Bitterroot Drug and Ravalli County Public Health will be hosting a measles vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 3.

Is America on the Brink of a Measles Epidemic? Stanford Study Raises Alarm

A new study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine found that the United States could be at risk of measles becoming endemic again, as a current outbreak continues – 25 years after measles was declared eliminated from the country. In fact, a simulation found there could be as many as 51 million cases in the next 25 years, leading to potentially thousands of deaths.RELATED: Doctor Issues Warning as Measles Hits 3 New States: "Easier to Get Than …

'On the precipice of disaster': Measles outbreaks could explode across the US if vaccinations fall, study finds

Researchers modeled how measles might spread in the U.S. in the coming decades, showing that more than 50 million cases could occur if current vaccination rates fell by half.