Measles cases are rising. Other vaccine-preventable infections could be next.
Measles outbreaks are rising in places such as Enfield (London) and multiple US states amid falling MMR coverage, with some areas reporting kindergarten rates as low as 58–91%; public-health officials warn this resurgence could foreshadow increases in other vaccine-preventable diseases, and note recent CDC shifts in newborn hepatitis B guidance.
Why it mattersMMR coverage below 95% in Enfield and South Carolina requires clinicians and schools to enforce vaccination checks.