Revision History

As childhood vaccination rates hit multi-year lows and measles cases surge to levels not seen in over three decades, pediatricians across the United States find themselves on the front lines of a deepening crisis — spending scarce appointment time countering misinformation amplified by social media and now complicated by a federal overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule. The resulting burnout, fractured trust, and patchwork of state responses threaten to unravel decades of public health progress.