The measles outbreak recently seen in America is a bellwether − the canary in the coal mine. It portends potential further reoccurrences 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. It takes a 95 percent vaccination rate to maintain “herd immunity." Now, many communities and even whole states are below that threshold. Measles is also surging globally.

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