Today’s blog post is brought to you by a guest contributor from MPH@GW, the online Master of Public Health from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.

Hear from a professional on the best ways to protect infants and young children from the recent measles outbreaks in Oregon and Washington.

With the outbreaks of measles in Oregon and Washington, parents are understandably considered.

This blog post explores the concept of “viral shedding,” and explains why the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine does not cause outbreaks of measles.