An epidemic is a sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon, typically an infectious disease. As a retired physician and pediatrician with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many ...

[3] By the mid 1980s, there were seven vaccines routinely given to children: DTP; measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); and polio (smallpox was discontinued in the early 1970s). DTP and MMR were given in ...

That number comes as kindergarten vaccination rates against measles, mumps, and rubella have dropped below the 95% threshold that the CDC says is needed to prevent community outbreaks. Before the ...