How Measles, Polio and Other Eliminated Diseases Could Roar Back If U.S. Vaccination Rates Fall

As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could improve—or drastically reverse—the prevalence of measles, polio, rubella and diphtheria

May 16, 2025 - 13:52
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How Measles, Polio and Other Eliminated Diseases Could Roar Back If U.S. Vaccination Rates Fall

As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could improve—or drastically reverse—the prevalence of measles, polio, rubella and diphtheria