As RFK Jr. pushes to limit vaccines, MMR pioneer defends their lifesaving power

German measles, the viral infection known as rubella, devastated families across the United States during its epidemic between 1962 and 1965. It sickened about 12.5 million, ended 11,000 pregnancies, killed more than 2,100 infants whose mothers had the virus while pregnant, and left 20,000 newborns with birth defects ranging from heart problems to serious neurological disorders such as deafness. Then the legendary Dr. Stanley Plotkin’s work took effect.

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