To the Editor In a Research Letter recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, Majumder et al1
relied on historical estimates of the basic reproductive number (R0) for measles from the …

To the EditorBecause the control of measles is an important public health concern, we wish
to highlight caveats regarding the Research Letter by Majumder et al1 recently published in …

To the EditorBecause the control of measles is an important public health concern, we wish
to highlight caveats regarding the Research Letter by Majumder et al1 recently published in …

Methods Without vaccination, measles is a highly contagious disease; estimates of the basic
reproductive number (R 0) from the prevaccination era range from 11 to 18. 3 R 0 is the …

A large measles outbreak in Washington State has prompted officials to declare a state of
emergency. As of March 4, 2019, the Washington State Health Department reported 71 …

Measles was first importedinto the New World in the early 16th century by European
colonists, often with devastating effects on native populations. Rubella importation followed …

Vaccination is one of the most highly effective public health interventions, responsible for
saving millions of lives each year. In the US, authorized or approved preventive vaccines …

According to a recent study of surveillance data from the Vaccine Safety Datalink published
in this journal, 48.7% of children were undervaccinated at some time prior to their second …

In this issue of Pediatrics, Vaz et al report the results of their study,“Mandatory Vaccination in
Europe." 1 Although this study analyzed vaccination and vaccine-preventable disease …

Following a multistate measles outbreak that began in Disneyland, California legislators
responded to the outbreak by passing legislation repealing exemptions for philosophical …