The most common is a fever that hits between 5% and 10% of those vaccinated.
About one in 300 people who get measles will die.
It has prevented countless cases of the diseases and has long been proven safe and effective.
But people are still hesitant to take it and/or give it to their children.
The belief that the measles vaccine, or any vaccine, can cause autism is one of the reasons.
The supposed link between autism and vaccination is based on two flawed studies that have beenthoroughly and overwhelmingly debunked.
To put it simply, if you listen to the science, there’s no there there.
Vaccines for measles are safe and effective, and they prevent the disease and thus save lives.
It’s really as simple as that.
Some doctors' position is “why not?”
It’s definitely not a substitute for vaccination.
To prevent measles cases in the current outbreak, public health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated.
Measles doesn’t care if you eat healthy food and work out.
Heck, measles has been consideredeliminated from both North and South America since 2000.
Quick action from the CDC and from local health authorities has usually managed to get things back under control.
But it isn’t good.
Fourteen states havefallen under 90 percent.
It’s"only" 97% effective.
No one knows why a small number of people get measles even though they’ve had shots.
On the bright side, vaccinated people who suffer from “breakout” measles tend to have milder cases.
That one wasmuchworse, but it also provides historical evidence of how to combat a measles outbreak.
In short, we really threw everything we had at pro-vaccine, anti-measles messaging.
And it worked: Vaccination ratesclimbed above 90% in New York.
