We May Be In a 'Post-Herd Immunity World', says Immunology Expert

Specialist: World Post-Herd Immunity to Measles

According to one top scientist, the world may be “post-herd immunity” to measles, despite a recent wave of global infections. Leading immunologist Dr. Paul Offit, an expert in infectious disease and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, told The Guardian, that “we are living in a post-herd-immunity world.” “I think the measles outbreak proves that,” he said, as the United States is experiencing the larg…

We May Be In a 'Post-Herd Immunity World', says Immunology Expert

Dr. Paul Offit, an expert on infectious disease and immunology, told the Guardian that "We're living in a post-herd-immunity world. I think the measles outbreak proves that. Measles — because it is the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases, the most contagious human disease reall...