Healthy Children Radio: Measles and Immunizations (Audio)

While Minnesota health officials have attempted to contain a measles outbreak since February, 2011, Utah and Texas are reporting cases of the highly contagious disease as well.

Kathryn Edwards, MD, FAAP, a member of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, comes on the show to discuss the measles outbreaks that are occurring around the country, how contagious measles is, and how it can spread when there are pockets of under-immunized or unimmunized people.

Segment 1: Measles Outbreaks

Segment 2: Infant Immunizations