Low vaccination rates and 'measles parties' fueled 2019 measles outbreak in NYC
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak in New York City identifies factors that made the outbreak so severe: delayed vaccination of young children combined with increased contact among this age group, likely through 'measles parties' designed to purposely infect children.