Many People With Cancer Lack Protection Against Measles and Mumps

Fallen vaccination rates pose a threat to this vulnerable population. View in browser

Image credits: Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock Many People With Cancer Lack Protection Against Measles and Mumps Fallen vaccination rates pose a threat to this vulnerable population. Karen Kwon, Contributor August 12, 2021                                                                                                                                                                          (Inside Science) -- In one of the first studies of its kind in recent decades, a team of researchers has discovered that a high percentage of people with cancer lack protection against measles and mumps. In an era when measles is resurfacing after being eradicated in the U.S. and the COVID-19 pandemic is delaying some children's vaccine schedules, this finding raises questions about the level of threat to cancer patients... Read more Copyright 2021 American Institute of Physics. Inside Science syndicates its articles, columns, blogs and videos to news organizations. To initiate syndication, or request permission to republish our content (on a one-time or continuing basis), please contact Inside Science at insidescience@aip.org. News organizations seeking permission to republish Inside Science content must fully credit Inside Science as the original source of the content, include the author byline, and republish the original, unaltered form (excluding content titles, headlines, or sub-headlines). The reprint format can be seen here. Copyright conditions and usage terms are subject to change at any time without consent or any type of prior notice. To unsubscribe from all future mailings from Inside Science please click here. To manage your email subscriptions please click here.

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