50 years on, vaccines have eliminated measles from the Americas
Excerpt from the April 13, 1968 issue of Science News
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GET PROTECTED Campaigns to vaccinate all kids, even ones in rural or hard-to-reach communities, have transformed measles from a common childhood illness to an unusual diagnosis.
Jim Goodson, M.P.H./CDC