Answers to your questions about measles and the current outbreaks.
A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet are seen at Boston Children's Hospital on Feb. 26, 2015. By Lena H. Sun Lena H. Sun National reporter focusing on health Email Bio Follow April 9 at 1:13 PM The United States is experiencing its second-highest number of measles cases in nearly two decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the diagnosed cases have climbed to 465. At least 19 states have reported cases of the highly contagious virus.
That’s why many health officials in places experiencing outbreaks, such as New York’s Rockland County and New York City and Washington state, have declared public health emergencies. Rockland County executives tried to ban unvaccinated minors from public places, including churches, schools and shopping centers. New York City just announced mandatory vaccinations in affected Zip codes.No. Antibiotics are used for infections caused by bacteria. Measles is caused by a virus.
Vaccinate Your Family, the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to advocating for vaccinations, provides a good explanation of the four systems in the United States that work together to help scientists monitor the safety of vaccines and identify any rare side effects that may not have been found in clinical trials. For example, some side effects may happen only in 1 in 100,000 or 1 in 500,000 people.
Another system, called the Vaccine Safety Datalink, is a collaboration between the CDC’s Immunization Safety Office and eight large health-care organizations across the country. It conducts studies based on questions or concerns raised from the medical literature and reports to VAERS. In addition, when new vaccines are recommended or if changes are made in how a vaccine is recommended, the VSD will monitor the safety of these vaccines.
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