Measles is one of the nastiest and most contagious of all childhood diseases.
Children under the age of 5 are most likely to catch it. Over the past 3 years, 146,000 children died from measles under the age of 5 worldwide. Most scientists say that the measles vaccine is safe, but as a parent, do you believe everything a doctor says? For example, some people that had the flu vaccination have still been able to catch the flu. What is the risk of catching the measles? A person with measles who coughs, sneezes or even just breathes can spray the virus into the air in small droplets, which can remain in the air for a few hours.
Our current outbreak in the United States is due to the fact that more and more people are going unvaccinated. The Anti-Vaccine movement can be traced to a 1998 report in a medical journal that suggested a link between vaccines and autism. Here's a question for you to consider: Do you think the government should require all parents to vaccinate their children?
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