Retro Report on PBS

How Fears Over the Measles Vaccine Took Hold

Episode 4 | 12m 24s | Video has closed captioning.

Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements in the history of public health. So why are we always hearing about the reappearance of a disease like measles that we thought had been eradicated? Skepticism and fear surrounding vaccines were fed by a flawed study done in 1998. The study was quickly discredited, but years later, we’re still dealing with the repercussions.