His main point was straightforward: lives are at stake and immunizations are effective. “We have been using the vaccine for 60 years now, and it is safe and very effective,” he said.
There is a lot of false information out there, and when that degree of false information is there, vaccination rates decline and major outbreaks like the one now occurring in West Texas occur.
“An adult has passed away in New Mexico, and we have already lost a kid in this epidemic. “Both of those deaths could have been avoided,”
Dr. Varma said. “This is all preventable because measles is not expected to be a leading cause of death in the United States in 2025.”
