The Texas measles outbreak is raising a lot of questions about whether you need another measles vaccines. Here's what infectious disease doctors suggest.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.

Pediatricians and public health experts said they’ve seen a surge in requests for “bonus” doses of measles immunization following the death of an unvaccinated six-year-old in West Texas last week.

Vaccination provides long-lasting 97% protection against measles infection. Most people who have been vaccinated do not need to be vaccinated again.

The COVID-19 vaccine has prompted more than 10 times as many reports of adverse symptoms than the measles vaccine.