Measles 2025: The State of the Outbreak

The United States is experiencing its highest rate of measles infections in decades. As of May 12, over 1,000 cases have been reported across 31 states, and 3 children have died as a result of complications from the virus. Amid this widespread and dangerous outbreak, health care providers, public health practitioners, and members of the public need to know how to protect their patients, communities, and loved ones.

This free public webinar will cover:

• How measles spreads and how it can be contained
• Symptoms of measles and how it is diagnosed and treated
• How to share accurate information about the virus
• The challenge of vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates

Speakers

• Carlos del Rio (Moderator), Emory University
• Tammy Camp, Pediatrician, Lubbock, Texas
• Heidi Larson, The Vaccine Confidence Project
• Bonnie Maldonado, Stanford Medicine Children's Health
• Tiffany Torres, City of Lubbock, Texas

The webinar is cohosted by the National Academy of Medicine, the American Public Health Association, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Big Cities, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Trust for America's Health.

If desired, continuing education credit will be provided by the American Public Health Association.