Doctors Warn of Consequences as Measles Cases Rise

Walter Orenstein, MD, associate director, Emory Vaccine Center, Atlanta.

Andi Shane, MD, professor of hospital epidemiology and infection prevention, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta.

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