{"id":5330,"date":"2025-02-11T03:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/as-vaccination-rates-decline-widespread-outbreaks-of-diseases-like-measles-and-polio-could-reemerge\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T03:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:32:12","slug":"as-vaccination-rates-decline-widespread-outbreaks-of-diseases-like-measles-and-polio-could-reemerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/as-vaccination-rates-decline-widespread-outbreaks-of-diseases-like-measles-and-polio-could-reemerge\/","title":{"rendered":"As vaccination rates decline, widespread outbreaks of diseases like measles and polio could reemerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Health officials in western Texas are trying to contain a measles outbreak among mostly school-aged children, with at least 15 confirmed cases. It&#8217;s the latest outbreak of a disease that had been virtually eliminated in the U.S., and it comes as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/measles-outbreaks-schools-vaccination-rates-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vaccination rates<\/a><\/span> are declining \u2014 jeopardizing the country&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/measles-outbreaks-vaccination-rate-herd-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">herd immunity<\/a><\/span> from widespread outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Vargas, a mom who lives in the Tampa area, says her 8-year-old daughter has not received childhood vaccines. That includes vaccines for measles, chickenpox and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-the-fight-against-polio-was-won\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">polio<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started doing research, and I saw that a lot of doctors were just having a really hard time answering the questions that I had,&#8221; Vargas told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite long-established safety studies, decades of research and publicly available information about the rare side effects, she <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/measles-vaccine-skeptics-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">questions<\/a><\/span> whether there is enough transparency from the medical community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not anti-vaccine. We just want our questions answered,&#8221; Vargas said.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, parents can opt out of vaccinating their children using a religious exemption, which is one reason Vargas moved her family out of New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were threatened to have CPS called on us, so I saw that was going to be an issue, that I wouldn&#8217;t be able to exercise my right as a parent to choose what would be best for my child,&#8221; Vargas said.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccination rate for Florida kindergartners has fallen to 88.1%, according to the CDC, the lowest in decades. Nationwide, at least 10 states have also seen some <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kindergarten-routine-vaccination-rates-fell-for-second-straight-year-cdc-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vaccination rates<\/a><\/span> fall.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jeffrey Goldhagen, a pediatrician and professor at the University of Florida, said, &#8220;90% is nowhere near good enough. That coverage rate will allow for the spread of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-many-lives-vaccines-have-saved\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vaccine-preventable diseases<\/a><\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said if vaccination rates continue to dip, the U.S. could see &#8220;increased numbers of children infected. It means epidemics of measles. We are at great risk for re-emergence of polio in this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Texas, some Florida schools \u2014\u00a0 such as an elementary school in Broward County last year \u2014  have already <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/measles-spread-states-trips-to-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">seen measles outbreaks<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>While the vast majority of medical organizations say childhood vaccines are safe and effective, it&#8217;s not enough for parents like Vargas, who told CBS News she is more concerned about possible side effects from the vaccines than her child getting measles or <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rfk-jr-mitch-mcconnell-polio-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">polio.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/manuel-bojorquez\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Manuel Bojorquez<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/manuel-bojorquez\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"headshot-600-manuel-bojorquez.jpg \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/8ee5c62a-31ab-49bc-b130-5496762160cf\/thumbnail\/80x80\/5d37309d6a142c6a39c773032e068a30\/headshot-600-manuel-bojorquez.jpg?v=c6b5070a57014f3b00753bf0e763f9c3 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/17\/8ee5c62a-31ab-49bc-b130-5496762160cf\/thumbnail\/160x160\/19b9fb12da6ecaec2df8fe838c69f118\/headshot-600-manuel-bojorquez.jpg?v=c6b5070a57014f3b00753bf0e763f9c3 2x\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Manuel Bojorquez is a CBS News national correspondent based in Miami. 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