Find Quote by Vivek Murthy
“When you're in a pocket with low vaccination rates, that's when you find yourself at greater risk of getting measles.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Public Health Address, 2021
Low vaccination rates create pockets of vulnerability, increasing disease spread risk.
In simple terms: Low vaccine coverage raises disease risk.
Key Takeaway
Promote vaccination to protect communities.
Themes
public health
vaccination
epidemiology
Mood
concerned
serious
Type
educational
informative
When to use this quote
- schools
- travel
- mass gatherings
- healthcare settings
Key Concepts
herd immunity
risk assessment
Questions to Reflect On
- How can trust be built in skeptical populations?
- What incentives effectively raise vaccination rates?
A Different Perspective
Vaccine hesitancy may persist despite outreach.
![“Vaccines [measles] have been proven to be safe, and what happens if you don't take vaccines is children get measles and die. So the anti-vaccine crowd has, you know, kept measles around in a way that - you know, it's a tragedy, because so much is done to make sure these things are safe.” quote by David Oshinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c0/david-oshinsky-36220_children_vaccines-measles-have-been-proven-to-be_2932093.jpg)
