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169 We May Be In a 'Post-Herd Immunity World', says Immunology Expert

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 05/04/2025 11:34 EDT

We May Be In a 'Post-Herd Immunity World', says Immunology Expert

Dr. Paul Offit, an expert on infectious disease and immunology, told the Guardian that "We're living in a post-herd-immunity world. I think the measles outbreak proves that. Measles — because it is the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases, the most contagious human disease really — it is the first to come back."



Three large outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and the US now account for the overwhelming majority of roughly 2,300 measles cases across the World Health Organization's six-country Ameri

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