The measles virus is spreading rapidly from children who
caught it at Disneyland . Children in five
states and in Mexico
are sick from the disease. And all of this could have been prevented. Health Briefs TV shares important facts about the measles and how to prevent it.
It is infectious. Ninety percent of people who are not vaccinated
against the measles will get it from someone who is nearby. Babies are most
vulnerable because they are too young for the vaccine.
It can kill people of any age who have not been vaccinated. Complications from the measles such as
pneumonia and encephalitis are two such complications that can take a life.
One dose of the vaccine is 95% effective in the prevention
of measles. Two doses is 99% effective. If
it is possible that someone was near a person with measles who has not been
vaccinated, get a vaccination now. It reduces the change of developing an
infection and is certainly more effective then not getting one. Side effects
from the measles-mumps-rubella or MMR vaccine are rare, and are not a valid
reason to avoid the vaccine. It is the “scare factor” which prevents parents
from getting their children vaccinated. Health Briefs TV asks: which is most
important—the very minor possibility of the side effects of the MMR vaccine, or
a child fighting for its life in the hospital after getting measles from
someone who was sick with it? #measles #vaccination #vaccines #children
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