![]() ![]() But, I mean, just to know that things happen so quickly. And I remember sitting around talking with some of my colleagues, going, this, this could be bad. I mean, I think that's what we saw with the COVID pandemic, right? Started in China, it seemed really far away. You can get on a plane and be anywhere, essentially within 24 hours, and bring with you any of those germs. So, I think that's the other thing that we always need to keep into context. That started in a child who was presumably not vaccinated, who had some international travel and exposure. ![]() And so, you may have heard that recently, there's been some measles outbreak-a big measles outbreak here in Columbus, Ohio, actually. And there are now entire generations who are not exposed to those diseases or have those diseases because of widespread vaccine practices. I remember having measles, and mumps, and rubella, and chickenpox. I mean, I will tell you, and I guess I'll tell the world now, I am old enough to have had many of the childhood illnesses. I think there's lots of issues about vaccines in general now, which in reality is ironic, right? Because some of the sentiments against vaccines are proposed by people who have actually, themselves, benefited from vaccines, right? So, I think pediatricians are particularly good about that. We were having a discussion the other day about how important it is to stock vaccines in your clinic, because once you have someone there, at least in the adult world, you would like to vaccinate them. That's always true, right? I think that's part of the worldwide issue is that countries may not have access to vaccines or the newest vaccines, access to health care. The rates are a little bit different, again, based on socio economics. I had it up in front of me here, but I think I might have lost it. Like, only a percentage point, but a little bit of increase. From 2016 to ’17, kids born then versus kids born in 2018, ’19, actually, there was a little bit of an increase. And for the-I think there are 14 childhood vaccines in the first 2 years of life-actually, the United States is doing a little bit better. In fact, the CDC publishes every year, national surveys on immunizations. I mean, certainly in the United States, we continue to do better. I don't know how low you think things are. ![]() Susan Koletar, MD, FACP, FIDSA: I was trying to look up some global facts. Where do vaccination rates stand and what does this mean? Q: With such a huge focus on vaccines in recent years, it can be easy to forget or overlook that global vaccination rates are low. With recent outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccinations are more important than ever. In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Susan Koletar, MD, FACP, FIDSA, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, discussed pharmacists’ role in addressing vaccine hesitancy and improving global vaccine rates. ![]()
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