Measles is back in the headlines, and the scary part isn't just the rash. It's the two-hour airspace rule. It's the fever that can spike above 104. And it's the fact that a person can spread it before
It's sad how the US has politicised a safe, effective vaccine
Growing up in the 60s my siblings and I were vaccinated against the "hard" measles
MMR vaccines didn't exist, so we all had the big 3, German (3-day) measles, mumps, and chickenpox
Having the last, means you are subject to Shingles, and should be vaccinated
Among the people who cannot get a live vaccine are those immunocompromised like transplant and oncology patients. So be mindful of them as well. By vaccinating your kids you help them as well.
Thank you, Mike, for this video. When I attended public school, one's vaccination booklet (yeah, I'm a dinosaur) was required to be presented each year at the time of enrollment. No up-to-date vaccination booklet, no school until you presented one.
I'm about to share this & I'll ask my friends to do the same. Pardon the pun, but I'd like to see this video go viral.
My mother caught measles in her early 30s. She had severe symptoms but avoided pneumonia fortunately. I had the vaccination and booster but just in case I had another booster a few months ago. I Never was diagnosed with autism and none of my elementary school classmates even though had to be vaccinated to attend school.
When I was little, back in the 50's, we had measles parties. When one child got measles, or chicken pox, parents got all children together so they would all "get it" and therefore, be over it!
I highly recommend people reading the book "Pandemics and Viruses without all the scary nonsense" by C Louis Charles PhD. It does a really good job at explaining how different viruses work by looking at primarily at Ebola, Flu, Covid 19 and HIV. It does mention Measles as well but as part of talking about how R factors are calculated.
I was born before the MMR vaccine. We were considered at the time partially immune and no one around had the measles. We were lucky. But I did get the Mumps and was isolated at home. Only my mum was allowed near me. That was a tough one to heal from. But I didn’t die and precautions were taken. In this day and age I find it ludicrous that children aren’t vaccinated. I’m a nurse and found sometimes people don’t make sense!!
Where I live, children cannot be enrolled in school, preschool or daycare without a certificate of vaccination. For me it was a non-issue because I’m not a selfish idiot who assumes that google knows more than my doctor
Magnificent episode Mike. You should recieve a public sevice award for this one.
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Growing up in the 60s my siblings and I were vaccinated against the "hard" measles
MMR vaccines didn't exist, so we all had the big 3, German (3-day) measles, mumps, and chickenpox
Having the last, means you are subject to Shingles, and should be vaccinated
I'm about to share this & I'll ask my friends to do the same. Pardon the pun, but I'd like to see this video go viral.