Richard Feldman column: Failure to vaccinate opens door for return of preventable diseases

The measles outbreak recently seen in America is a bellwether — the canary in the coal mine. It portends potential further recurrences of vaccine-preventable diseases.

With declining vaccination rates from growing vaccine opposition, hesitancy and complacency, it makes sense that the measles outbreak would be the first to emerge; measles is one of the most contagious viruses known.