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Study: Ending Vaccine Mandates Could Fuel Record U.S. Measles Outbreak

Study: Ending Vaccine Mandates Could Fuel Record U.S. Measles Outbreak

Researchers warn that dropping vaccine mandates could trigger the largest U.S. measles outbreak amid declining immunization coverage. The analysis underscores how small reductions in uptake can rapidly erode herd immunity against the highly contagious virus.

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Dropping vaccine mandate could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States