Measles, Vaccines, and Protecting Public Health

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For more on this event, check out the write-ups in the Harvard Gazette (February 27, 2015) and the Harvard Crimson (February 26, 2015)!

The measles outbreak centered around Disneyland in California in early 2015 reignited the contentious debate over childhood vaccination in the United States. This discussion addressed the ethical, legal, and public health issues surrounding vaccines, including mandates, exemptions, parental rights, and the role of misinformation in modern medicine.

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Cosponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, with support from the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund.