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SMFM Podcast: Measles in 2025: A Preventable Threat
Recorded On: 06/30/2025
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In this episode of the SMFM Podcast, Dr. Ahmed Zaki Moustafa welcomes Dr. Irene Stafford to discuss the current measles outbreak in the US. Together, they review treatment and management options for measles, and strategies for how to rebuild patient confidence in the MMR vaccine amid rising vaccine hesitancy. Finally, they emphasize that the MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to prevent measles infection and its serious health risks.
Additional Resources:
- SMFM Resources
- SMFM Page on Measles (Provider FAQs, infographic and 2024 podcast)
- SMFM Patient Education Page on Measles (patient fact sheet; patient MMR flowchart forthcoming)
- SMFM Blog
- Government Resources
- CDC Healthcare Systems Preparedness Checklist (last page)
- Partner Organization Resources