Dr. Adam Ratner

And people can feel like it's not an appropriate conversation to have at the time. And I think it's a conversation that needs to be had, but it needs to be done carefully. Like you need to choose your words carefully. It needs to be done with empathy because when I'm seeing children, it's usually because they have a child who's sick enough to be in the hospital.

But it needs to be done clearly because the story that this family is going to tell themselves and tell their relatives and their friends about what happened may hinge on how you talk about vaccines in that moment.

But it needs to be done clearly because the story that this family is going to tell themselves and tell their relatives and their friends about what happened may hinge on how you talk about vaccines in that moment.

But it needs to be done clearly because the story that this family is going to tell themselves and tell their relatives and their friends about what happened may hinge on how you talk about vaccines in that moment.

That came as a surprise to me, and it is unbelievable to me now that you know, five years after the start of the pandemic, that we are in the situation that we're in. I thought that we would be in a place where vaccine skepticism was rare and where people had gotten to see firsthand the incredible beneficial effects of vaccination on the population. And, you know, the COVID vaccines...

That came as a surprise to me, and it is unbelievable to me now that you know, five years after the start of the pandemic, that we are in the situation that we're in. I thought that we would be in a place where vaccine skepticism was rare and where people had gotten to see firsthand the incredible beneficial effects of vaccination on the population. And, you know, the COVID vaccines...

That came as a surprise to me, and it is unbelievable to me now that you know, five years after the start of the pandemic, that we are in the situation that we're in. I thought that we would be in a place where vaccine skepticism was rare and where people had gotten to see firsthand the incredible beneficial effects of vaccination on the population. And, you know, the COVID vaccines...

saved millions and millions of lives, and they are an incredible success story. Amazingly, that's not the story that is generally being told, and it's not the story that most people believe.

saved millions and millions of lives, and they are an incredible success story. Amazingly, that's not the story that is generally being told, and it's not the story that most people believe.

saved millions and millions of lives, and they are an incredible success story. Amazingly, that's not the story that is generally being told, and it's not the story that most people believe.

So I think that there are a couple of things to be concerned about here. And I think that first and foremost, what we know about the avian flu and how it has spread and the situation that we're in right now is because there is a robust surveillance system. And it points to the importance of funding for CDC and for state and local health departments to do that crucial work.

So I think that there are a couple of things to be concerned about here. And I think that first and foremost, what we know about the avian flu and how it has spread and the situation that we're in right now is because there is a robust surveillance system. And it points to the importance of funding for CDC and for state and local health departments to do that crucial work.

So I think that there are a couple of things to be concerned about here. And I think that first and foremost, what we know about the avian flu and how it has spread and the situation that we're in right now is because there is a robust surveillance system. And it points to the importance of funding for CDC and for state and local health departments to do that crucial work.

That is the only reason that we know what's going on. I think that avian flu has the potential to affect humans and has made some humans sick already in the current outbreak. I think that we need ongoing surveillance and we need to understand the extent of the problem and to be able to do things like rapidly type the flu strains that people have when they go to their hospitals or go to doctors.

That is the only reason that we know what's going on. I think that avian flu has the potential to affect humans and has made some humans sick already in the current outbreak. I think that we need ongoing surveillance and we need to understand the extent of the problem and to be able to do things like rapidly type the flu strains that people have when they go to their hospitals or go to doctors.

That is the only reason that we know what's going on. I think that avian flu has the potential to affect humans and has made some humans sick already in the current outbreak. I think that we need ongoing surveillance and we need to understand the extent of the problem and to be able to do things like rapidly type the flu strains that people have when they go to their hospitals or go to doctors.

It is something that is done sometimes now, but a lot of our diagnostics don't tell us exactly what sort of someone has, and that's important to understanding the scope of the problem. But really, what needs to happen is strengthening and keeping them strong of public health systems in order to keep this under control.

It is something that is done sometimes now, but a lot of our diagnostics don't tell us exactly what sort of someone has, and that's important to understanding the scope of the problem. But really, what needs to happen is strengthening and keeping them strong of public health systems in order to keep this under control.

It is something that is done sometimes now, but a lot of our diagnostics don't tell us exactly what sort of someone has, and that's important to understanding the scope of the problem. But really, what needs to happen is strengthening and keeping them strong of public health systems in order to keep this under control.

A fundamental issue in how we think about measles is memory. In the same way that the measles virus kills the cells that are the keepers of immune memories, our temporary successes and competing priorities distract us from the toll that it continues to exact every day of every year.