Babies are ‘sitting ducks’ as US measles outbreak spreads to more states

Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak - (AP)

With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started affecting their grocery run.

“We go to the Costco that was kind of a hotbed,” said John Otwell after his state health department's warnings of public exposures at the store.