Measles in New York: NYSDOH Experts Discuss the Importance of Immunization and the Risks of Vaccine Hesitancy

New York Public Health Now

New York's Health Commissioner Dr. Jim McDonald and Executive Deputy Commissioner Johanne Morne sit down with NYSDOH's epidemiology experts Dr. Debora Blog and Travis O'Donnell to discuss the risks of measles and the importance of immunization. Learn about measles transmission, complications, historical and recent outbreaks in New York, and much more.

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Chapters

1. Introductions & welcome (00:00:00)

2. Dr. Deborah Blog's background (00:01:54)

3. What is measles, and how is it spread? (00:02:59)

4. Travis O'Donnell's background (00:04:02)

5. How do we compare the likelihood of measles infection compared to flu? (00:05:07)

6. When was the first measles vaccine made available and how effective is it? (00:06:28)

7. efore the measles vaccine, how frequent were major measles outbreaks? (00:07:44)

8. Measles vaccine coverage in New York State and the United States (00:08:42)

9. How is the measles vaccine distributed statewide and is cost a barrier? (00:10:08)

10. Mission of NYSDOH's Division of Vaccine Excellence (00:12:28)

11. MMR vaccine and it's debunked link to autism (00:13:42)

12. Travis discusses NYS's 2018-2019 Measles Outbreak (00:15:33)

13. What is the vaccine for children program? (00:17:25)

14. Who is ACIP? (00:17:50)

15. How common hospitalization due to measles infection? (00:18:16)

16. How does the immune systems work after a measles infection? (00:19:28)

17. Current measles state-of-play at NYSDOH and New York State (00:20:10)

18. What is the approval process for getting a vaccine approved? (00:21:43)

19. Episode summary (00:22:47)

20. Thanks and feedback [e-mail] (00:23:23)