Maria Godoy

If you're not sure about your own vaccination status and you can't check your immunization records, there's no harm in getting another dose.

If you're not sure about your own vaccination status and you can't check your immunization records, there's no harm in getting another dose.

If you're not sure about your own vaccination status and you can't check your immunization records, there's no harm in getting another dose.

They're really, really low. So no vaccine is 100% effective, but measles is pretty darn high, 97% effective. And you know what? The more people in a community are vaccinated, the more effective the vaccine is for everyone.

They're really, really low. So no vaccine is 100% effective, but measles is pretty darn high, 97% effective. And you know what? The more people in a community are vaccinated, the more effective the vaccine is for everyone.

They're really, really low. So no vaccine is 100% effective, but measles is pretty darn high, 97% effective. And you know what? The more people in a community are vaccinated, the more effective the vaccine is for everyone.

Although just to clarify, Gina, those cases have been tied to international travel and not to the Texas outbreak.

Although just to clarify, Gina, those cases have been tied to international travel and not to the Texas outbreak.

Although just to clarify, Gina, those cases have been tied to international travel and not to the Texas outbreak.

So every year, the U.S. reports cases of measles. Even though the disease was declared eliminated here in 2000, that just means there wasn't sustained transmission in the country for at least a 12-month period. But, you know, measles is still a big problem globally. So an unvaccinated person or child who travels to a country where measles is spreading can bring the virus back home.

So every year, the U.S. reports cases of measles. Even though the disease was declared eliminated here in 2000, that just means there wasn't sustained transmission in the country for at least a 12-month period. But, you know, measles is still a big problem globally. So an unvaccinated person or child who travels to a country where measles is spreading can bring the virus back home.

So every year, the U.S. reports cases of measles. Even though the disease was declared eliminated here in 2000, that just means there wasn't sustained transmission in the country for at least a 12-month period. But, you know, measles is still a big problem globally. So an unvaccinated person or child who travels to a country where measles is spreading can bring the virus back home.

You mentioned Alaska. That was a case where an unvaccinated adult had traveled abroad. And there were also cases in Maryland and Kentucky involving people who were returning from international travel.

You mentioned Alaska. That was a case where an unvaccinated adult had traveled abroad. And there were also cases in Maryland and Kentucky involving people who were returning from international travel.

You mentioned Alaska. That was a case where an unvaccinated adult had traveled abroad. And there were also cases in Maryland and Kentucky involving people who were returning from international travel.

Right. So that's when the virus starts spreading locally, like it's doing now in West Texas and just over the border in New Mexico. And that's what concerns public health officials right now. The outbreak is still pretty much spreading in very remote rural areas where vaccination rates are low. But measles is highly contagious.

Right. So that's when the virus starts spreading locally, like it's doing now in West Texas and just over the border in New Mexico. And that's what concerns public health officials right now. The outbreak is still pretty much spreading in very remote rural areas where vaccination rates are low. But measles is highly contagious.

Right. So that's when the virus starts spreading locally, like it's doing now in West Texas and just over the border in New Mexico. And that's what concerns public health officials right now. The outbreak is still pretty much spreading in very remote rural areas where vaccination rates are low. But measles is highly contagious.

So if an infected person travels to another community with low vaccination rates, they could potentially seed another outbreak there.

So if an infected person travels to another community with low vaccination rates, they could potentially seed another outbreak there.