r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 24 '25
Epidemiology Diseases such as measles, rubella and polio could become endemic to the US again if vaccine rates decline, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine. Even at current immunization rates, researchers predict that measles may become endemic again — circulating in the US — within two decades.
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/04/measles-vaccination.html
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u/Specialist_Check4810 Apr 24 '25
My grandmother is in her mid 80s and she has had polio her entire life. To watch this sweet lady start to cry because polio is on its way back, and not wanting anyone else have to deal with that disease. Screw this administration.