Measles a renewed threat: 22 million babies miss vaccine during pandemic

[struggle4progress]

by MyParisTexas
November 12, 2021

... “Large numbers of unvaccinated children, outbreaks of measles, and disease detection and diagnostics diverted to support COVID-19 responses are factors that increase the likelihood of measles-related deaths and serious complications in children,” said Kevin Cain, MD, CDC’s Global Immunization Director.

Measles is one of the world’s most contagious human viruses but is almost entirely preventable through vaccination ...

According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC, last year more than 22 million infants missed their first dose of measles vaccine – 3 million more than in 2019, marking the largest increase in two decades and creating dangerous conditions for outbreaks to occur.

“While reported measles cases dropped in 2020, evidence suggests we are likely seeing the calm before the storm as the risk of outbreaks continues to grow around the world,” said Dr Kate O’Brien, Director of WHO’s Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals ...

https://myparistexas.com/measles-a-renewed-threat-after-22-million-babies-miss-vaccine-during-covid-19-pandemic-cdc-says/

[Tree Lady]

1. I almost died of measles when I was 7

Its no joke. Parents have to get on the ball.

[Doodley]

2. How many will never be vaccinated because of the anti-vax movement?

[jpak]

3. Measles sucked

Vax those kiddos

Yup

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Oh, my.

I'm of the generation that did not have the vaccine, and we all got measles. I do understand that it can be deadly, although I never personally knew someone who died from it.

My sons both got the MMR vaccine. As well as all the vaccines out there for them and their age mates.

They did get chicken pox. They had visited a cousin who'd been exposed shortly before and a couple of weeks later, at exactly whatever the incubation period was, my oldest showed spots.

At the time we lived in Boulder, CO. We'd gone out to breakfast that morning, and then drove up to Estes Park because the weather was good. We were walking around, and I realized that my older son was breaking out in spots. Chicken Pox. I also knew that he was highly contagious at this point, and I tried to get my sons to cooperate in returning to the car and going home. I finally had to say: "Your brother is breaking out in chicken pox and we must go home!"

I still feel a bit guilty knowing that other kids got chicken pox that day and had no idea where it came from. Fortunately, we have a vaccine these days.