With the school year fast approaching and the United States grappling with its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, Bay Area public health officials urged families on Thursday to make childhood vaccinations a top priority.
Their warning comes amid a surge of vaccine misinformation and a troubling decline in immunization coverage.
“Vaccines keep our children healthy so they can learn and thrive at school,” Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco’s Health Officer, said in a statement. “Diseases such as measles, whooping cough, and polio are preventable thanks to vaccines that have been proven to be safe and effective.”…