I’ve been honored to write a quarterly column, “Vaccine News You Can Use,” for the Colorado Family Physician journal for several years. Below is my column in the Summer 2025 edition of the CFP. I’ll post Part 2 with more vaccine news headlines next week.

My Summer 2025 column can be viewed here on pages 20-23; however, I’ve also posted the article titles below.

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• Colorado herd immunity rates for measles and pertussis [whooping cough] are too low.
• Pertussis cases are soaring as vaccination rates decline.
• FDA and CDC revise COVID vaccine policies.
• Measles update.
• Measles tracker: Follow cases, outbreaks, and vaccination rates across the US.
• Do adults need a measles booster? Some groups could benefit from another shot.
• Measles misinformation is exploding around the US.
• Nevertheless, 83% of Americans say the benefits of MMR vaccines outweigh the risks.
• However, 78% of US counties have seen a decline in childhood MMR vaccinations.
• Meningococcal vaccine update.
• New pneumococcal vaccine recommendations: What FPs should know.
• RSV vaccine update.

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