Dr. Gail Shust: “Delaying Vaccinations Is Not OK, Doctors Say”
A measles outbreak has been spreading like wildfire, shining an unfavorable spotlight on the anti-vaccination movement. In an interview with Healthline, Gail Shust, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai in New York City put it bluntly. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and people have this general notion that too many immunizations at once are overtaxing to the immune system,” she said. “But there’s no basis for that. That’s not real. It’s just kind of a general thing that people say, and for whatever reason it has stuck, and it’s preying upon the fears of parents.” Learn more