{"id":6359,"date":"2015-02-05T11:20:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2015-02-05T16:36:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T21:36:05","slug":"dr-westerberg-discusses-vaccinations-with-talk-radio-1210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2015\/02\/dr-westerberg-discusses-vaccinations-with-talk-radio-1210\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Family Medicine Chief Talks About Measles Outbreak and Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?attachment_id=6362\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6362\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/files\/2015\/02\/westerberg1.jpg\" alt=\"westerberg\" width=\"188\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Measles and vaccinations are at the center of a national debate as more than 100 people have been diagnosed in the U.S. with measles since January 1, 2015. It is cited that the current outbreak of the highly contagious virus originated at California\u2019s Disneyland and has since spread to more than 14 states across the country. The virus, which can have life-damaging side effects and sometimes even lead to death, is preventable by vaccination with the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, which became available in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>Dyanne Westerberg, DO, FAAFP, Chief and Chair of Department of Family and Community Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, talked with Talk Radio 1210 host Gary R\u2019nel about \u00a0measles and prevention through vaccination. She also discussed research into the safety of the MMR vaccine during the February 3, 2015, broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast of Dr. Westerberg\u2019s in-depth discussion with Gary R\u2019nel \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/nyc.podcast.play.it\/media\/d0\/d0\/d1\/d7\/dE\/dS\/d8\/17ES8_3.MP3\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Review the CDC\u2019s recommendation about the MMR vaccine \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/vaccination.html\">here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measles and vaccinations are at the center of a national debate as more than 100 people have been diagnosed in the U.S. with measles since January 1, 2015. 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