November 2024: Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News

In this video, Dr. Offit expresses his concerns about worsening immunization rates among school children, including three consequences already being realized.

Find additional resources related to these topics:

Worsening immunization rates

• Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year

Influenza deaths in children

• CDC spotlight related to pediatric deaths from influenza during the 2023-2024 season
• Preliminary Estimated Flu Disease Burden 2023–2024 Flu Season, CDC, published August 5, 2024 
• Influenza disease and vaccines, VEC at CHOP
• Influenza: What You Should Know Q&A, VEC at CHOP, English | Spanish

Measles 

• Measles Cases and Outbreaks, CDC
• Measles: What You Should Know Q&A, VEC at CHOP, English | Spanish
• Doctors Talk: Measles video, VEC at CHOP

Pertussis (whooping cough)

• Pertussis Surveillance and Trends, CDC
• Pertussis disease and pertussis-containing vaccines, VEC at CHOP
• Pertussis: What You Should Know Q&A, VEC at CHOP, English | Spanish | Japanese
• Doctors Talk: Pertussis video, VEC at CHOP

Also in the news

COVID-19 XEC variant

• XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant, GAVI Alliance, published Sept. 23, 2024
• Variant Proportions, CDC COVID Data Tracker