Pennsylvania doctor urges vaccination as measles outbreak grows
The CDC has confirmed more than 4,000 cases of measles this year as the country grapples with the largest outbreak of the highly infectious virus in 35 years.
Nearly a fifth of cases comprise children under the age of five, and 95% are among unvaccinated people.
Amna Nawaz spoke with Dr.
Evan Shirey, a pediatric infectious disease doctor based in Pennsylvania.
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