This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission.
Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an “all hands on deck” response as the disease surged nationwide, with seven outbreaks and 712 confirmed cases as of last week.
But the state remains vulnerable, with overall measles vaccination rates below national averages — and below the 95% rate needed to prevent widespread community transmission, known as herd immunity. Georgia’s vaccination rates have been on the decline for years and lag those of neighboring states…