The measles outbreak in the United States is now the largest since the disease was declared eliminated here 19 years ago. The return of this scourge has been driven by one factor in particular: misinformation, spread by vaccine critics , that scares parents into not immunizing their children. Vaccines, the activists say, contain ingredients made from pigs, dogs, monkeys and aborted fetuses. Nonetheless, vaccination is endorsed by top Jewish and Islamic scholars, and by the Vatican. Religious authorities have meticulously studied how vaccines are made and what is in them, and still have ruled that they do not violate Jewish, Islamic or Catholic law.

Source: International New York Times April 26, 2019 18:22 UTC