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speaker”>Dr. Caitlin Rivers:
Ther’s no question that there is rising vaccine hesitancy. And I think we’re right to think about that and to worry about that.
But when you look at which demographic groups have lowest vaccine coverage, it is people who are uninsured. And so I think access and affordability needs to be on the agenda when we talk about ways to increase community vaccine coverage.
measles elimination status. How big of a deal is that and what would it mean?
speaker”>Stephanie Sy:
The U.S. officially withdrew from the world Health Institution in 2023, under the Trump administration, and rejoined in 2021 under the Biden administration. I’m curious whether you think that might affect the measles outlook, either domestically or globally.
speaker”>Stephanie sy:
That is Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist and author of “Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks,” joining us.
Thank you.
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