The original headline misstated the number of cases hospitalized at the time. It was 29. We regret the error.
By Tom Rosenthal
The politicization of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic may be increasing vaccine hesitancy for other vaccinations once considered routine, particularly inoculations for preventable childhood diseases.
This hesitancy has exacerbated a measles outbreak in central Ohio, health officials said.
Mysheika Roberts, MD, MPH, the health commissioner of Columbus, Ohio, said