James L. Goodson

James L. Goodson is an epidemiologist and a senior scientist on the Measles Elimination Team in CDC’s Global Immunization Division. He has extensive experience in global health and has worked in complex humanitarian emergencies for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Doctors without Borders (MSF). He has authored and published more than 100 scientific journal articles and book chapters on measles, rubella, polio and immunization services delivery.

Women in lavender, blue, and burgundy burkas who are part of an immunization team write a message on the wall of a stone house during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 28, 2020.

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Measles is Raging In Afghanistan

by Emaad Hassan, S. Deblina Datta, Pratima L. Raghunathan, James L. Goodson

A nationwide vaccination campaign is urgently needed, say CDC measles experts