May 2024: Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News
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Find information about the latest vaccines and infectious diseases that have been in the news.
Measles
Cases of measles diagnosed in the U.S. as of early May 2024 are higher than the total cases for any year since 2019.
To find out more about measles and the vaccine, check these VEC resources:
- Why are we seeing measles outbreaks? — Video featuring Dr. Paul Offit, VEC Director
- Do People Need a Measles Vaccine Booster During an Outbreak? — Video featuring Dr. Lori Handy, VEC Associate Director
- Doctors Talk: Measles — Video featuring Drs. Paul Offit, VEC Director, and Katie Lockwood, CHOP Primary Care Physician and host of “Primary Care Perspectives” podcast
- Measles: What You Should Know (Q&A) in English | Spanish | Japanese
- Rash information (webpage) — Go to “Measles – viral” section of page
- A Look at Each Vaccine: Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine (webpage)
- MMR (infographic)
- Parents PACK Personal stories: Measles
Vaccines and chronic diseases
Some people have wondered whether vaccines have caused an increase in chronic diseases. The short answer is no, but it is helpful to understand more about how we know this to be the case. A recent article in the VEC’s Parents PACK newsletter addressed three common talking points related to this issue. Check out “Do Vaccines Cause Chronic Diseases?" to learn more.
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Related resources
- Vaccines and Other Conditions (webpage)
- Vaccine Safety Reference (webpage)