Indianapolis 500 to offer measles vaccine to race fans
An unusual item will be on the menu at Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 — measles vaccines.
IndyCar medical director Geoffrey Billows told the Associated Press Thursday that “a very limited supply” of vaccines will be available at the medical building near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s museum.
Response to measles resurgence
Why is a race track offering vaccinations for a disease that’s largely been dormant for decades? Because some people have been wrongly convinced by lies, fear-mongering and pseudoscience that vaccines are harmful despite a consensus from the reputable medical community that they are not.
So measles has made a comeback, leaving vulnerable portions of the population at risk.
Indiana saw its first confirmed case of the measles in April as the country is in the midst of the largest rash of the illness since it was thought have been eradicated.
So if you haven’t been vaccinated and happen to be at the Indy 500 on Sunday, you’ll have a great opportunity to do yourself and society a favor.
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