Assessing the State of Vaccine Confidence in the United States: Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

As 2014 ended and 2015 began, measles, a disease no longer considered endemic in the United States, was infecting dozens of people in this country and threatening to infect hundreds more. While the initial case likely was the result of measles being brought into the United States from another country the first exposures came at a popular tourist destination, which meant it would not take long for the virus to be transmitted to other people. From January 1 to May 1, 2015, nearly 170 cases of measles had been reported in 20 US states and the District of Columbia. Here, a report assessing the vaccination against measles are detailed.