Rising incidence of Measles

In contrast to my earlier post, Measles vaccine is very effective and should be given to each and every child. Failure to vaccinate children is leading to to measles outbreaks which will increase in the future. Furthermore, the risk of contracting measles (with its attendant complications) far outweigh the risk of developing autism.

More people had measles infections in the first seven months of this year than during any comparable period since 1996, and public health officials blamed growing numbers of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.

Many of these parents say they believe vaccines cause autism, even though multiple studies have found no reputable evidence to support such a claim.

Reference: New York Times, Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Public domain image. CDC Public Health Image Library.

Tags: Autism, Children, Measles, Prevention, Vaccine

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2 Responses to “Rising incidence of Measles”

Ryan Liao Says:
August 26th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Yes autism may be serious, but measles is life threatening. Poor kid, have to suffer from measles. Imagine you have to bear with the “eyes” of others when you go out.
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September 4th, 2008 at 8:50 am
[...] continuation to my earlier post, now there is more proof that measles vaccine does not cause autism. And I reiterate that the [...]

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