As measles outbreaks grow, the economic cost of anti-vaccine misinformation could become clearer
Abstract
Health economists are growing concerned about the future economic consequences of falling vaccination rates in the United States. In some regions, they are well below the level necessary to stop outbreaks of diseases such as measles. The Trump administration, stacked with anti-vaccine activists or vaccine skeptics, is now a significant source of the vaccine misinformation that experts say is helping to depress support for vaccination.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Healthcare Policy and Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 104–108
- Publication date
- 4 March 2026
- Language
- EN