In The Politics of Autism, I analyze the myth that vaccines cause autism. This bogus idea can hurt people by allowing diseases to spread. Examples include measles, COVID, flu, and polio.
Reports of measles are climbing across the U.S. this year, with the number of outbreaks and overall cases through July already more than triple those seen all of last year.
A total of 188 measles cases have been reported across 25 states, New York City and the District of Columbia as of July 25, according to the most recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – more than three times the 58 cases recorded in all of 2023.
Among the cases, 43% have occurred in children under the age of 5, while 32% were among individuals 20 and older, according to the CDC. Approximately 95% of cases have involved individuals who were either unvaccinated, had an unknown vaccination status or had received only one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is estimated to be 93% effective against measles after one dose and 97% effective after two doses
