Florida Measles Outbreaks Could Become A Fixture For Decades, Model Projects

Florida Measles Outbreaks Could Become A Fixture For Decades, Model Projects

Could measles become permanent in Florida? A PNAS model projects recurring outbreaks for decades unless vaccination coverage rises, in children and adults.

If Florida ends school vaccines, a study predicts a wave of measles

The disease was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, but outbreaks have increased in recent years as vaccine skepticism rises.

Florida Ending School Vaccine Mandates Could Push Measles Rates Past Any U.S. Year Since 1977 in Worst-Case Model

A PNAS model projects a large measles epidemic if Florida drops school vaccine rules. Florida still requires MMR, and an outside expert questions the model.