A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio largely involving unvaccinated children is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizations will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. More than a third of parents with children under 18 and 28% of all adults now say parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children for measles, mumps and rubella to attend public schools, even if remaining unvaccinated may create health risks for others, according to new polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care research nonprofit.
A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio - largely involving unvaccinated children - is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizati.
Officials in Columbus, Ohio, the state s largest city, confirmed the infections and report that 74 of the infected children are not vaccinated against measles - and four are only partially vaccinated.
Ohio has reported a measles outbreak that has infected more than 80 children, the majority of which were still unvaccinated due to factors including vaccine hesitancy.