764 cases of measles have been reported across the country since January 1.
A quarter of Americans think that parents should be able to choose whether to vaccinate their children for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella, according to a new poll. The United States is currently experiencing the worst measles outbreak in 25 years.
Sterile water is prepared for a one-dose bottle of measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine at the Salt Lake County Health Department on April 26. George Frey/Getty Images Measles is highly contagious, requiring a herd immunity rate of about 95 percent. Its spread had increased concern among individuals with compromised immune systems and parents of young children. Every state and Washington, D.C. require school students to be vaccinated but also permit medical exemptions, according to Pew Research Center. There are 17 states that allow philosophical exemptions, and most states allow religious exemptions.
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