The American Medical Association is calling on Americans to get vaccinated against measles amid a major spike in cases this year.
The medical group is also urging physicians to talk to their patients about the health risks associated with not getting vaccinated. Physicians should "make a strong recommendation for vaccinations, unless medically inadvisable," the AMA said in a press release.
The AMA's call comes two days after the CDC reported more measles cases in the first three months of 2019 than all of last year.
"As evident from the measles outbreaks currently impacting communities in several states, when individuals are not immunized as a matter of personal preference or misinformation, they put themselves and others at risk of disease," the AMA said.
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