Northwestern measles outbreak reopens debate on vaccine laws

DOSSIER – This archive photo from February 6, 2015 shows a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella on a counter in a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, California. A measles epidemic near Portland, Oregon, revived the debate From "philosophical" exemptions to childhood vaccinations as Northwestern Pacific public health officials struggled to limit spillover effects. disease. Washington Governor Jay Inslee said the state of emergency following the outbreak of Friday, January 25, 2019, last week. (Photo AP / Eric Risberg, Dossier)