Simple: get people vaccinated. Dr. Oz agrees. The New York Times reports:
Dr. Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director, told CNN on Sunday that there was a simple solution to the raging measles outbreak in South Carolina, which has infected more than 900 people and become the largest U.S. outbreak in recent history.
“Take the vaccine, please,” Dr. Oz said. He also pledged that there “will never be a barrier to Americans getting access to the measles vaccine.”
Dr. Oz’s comments are far more urgent than those from his boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose comments about the measles vaccine are often contradictory. He has said that the vaccine “is crucial to avoiding potentially deadly disease,” but he also has raised safety concerns and said getting vaccinated is a personal choice. The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is considered very safe and about 97 percent effective in preventing infection.
You can find more details on the South Carolina measles outbreak here and here.
