• John Dunn, Barry R Davis, Alexandra Matarazzo, Yanna Willett, Sadine Al-Farauki, Dennis G Maki, and Charles H Hennekens.
• M2 at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University.
• Am. J. Med. 2024 Sep 30.

AbstractDuring the past decade growing recidivism now threatens the huge beneficial impacts of vaccinations.in the US. The barriers are multifactorial and include increasing vaccine hesitancy. The continuing dedicated efforts of all health care professionals combined with advancements in vaccine technology, and the resilience of public health systems, all offer promise for the future. The ultimate goals of eradication and elimination of infectious diseases are within reach. The sustained commitments and collaborations of dedicated and conscientious individual healthcare providers and public health officials are important components. Health care providers and public health officials should remain cognizant that increasing vaccination rates are essential but not sufficient. Surveillance-containment entails rapid detection and reporting of cases with prompt immunization of household members and close contacts of confirmed cases, combined with judicious use of isolation, prompt antiviral or antibiotic medications, social distancing, respiratory etiquette; home or large-scale quarantines; and masking. The continuing and expanded efforts of US health care providers are vital to these successes.Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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