As a pediatrician old enough to have dealt with measles cases during the early days of vaccine availability, I had a patient die from SSPE. Other long term complications include hearing loss and "immune amnesia", a way that the measles virus causes the immune system to "forget" the immunity it has developed (through immunization or natural exposure) to other viruses and bacteria. Measles vaccine is a life-saver. Please heed Dr. Andrews' advice and make sure your kids are immunized.
As a child who suffered through most of these illness before there were vaccines, I recently realized that scarlet fever/rubella may have compromised my lung capacity. I have suffered long term issues because there were no vaccines for these diseases.
As a pediatrician old enough to have dealt with measles cases during the early days of vaccine availability, I had a patient die from SSPE. Other long term complications include hearing loss and "immune amnesia", a way that the measles virus causes the immune system to "forget" the immunity it has developed (through immunization or natural exposure) to other viruses and bacteria. Measles vaccine is a life-saver. Please heed Dr. Andrews' advice and make sure your kids are immunized.
Thank you for sharing your experience. We can’t let this awful virus make a comeback!
Thank you for this helpful and informative read!! Everyone please share. We need to combat the misinformation out there!
Measles can also cause permanent disability.
As a child who suffered through most of these illness before there were vaccines, I recently realized that scarlet fever/rubella may have compromised my lung capacity. I have suffered long term issues because there were no vaccines for these diseases.
MAGA wants to Make Measles Great Again
“freedom pox”
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Dr Michael Osterholm
CIDRAP
Center for infectious disease, research and policy
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/
*** Dr Michael Osterholm
CIDRAP
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
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