Measles Outbreak Fuels Vaccination Debate




All Sides with Ann Fisher show

Summary: 10amOne month into the new year, the US already has more measles cases than it did in all of 2012. Most are linked to an outbreak that began in California, but now measles has spread across the country and intensified an ongoing debate on vaccinations. This hour we’ll look at the controversy over vaccinations, personal freedom and public health.GuestsChristopher Ingraham, Washington Post Wonkblog reporterDr. Shandra Day, infectious disease specialist at Wexner Medical CenterDr. Jane Orient, executive director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons