Measles Reports in America: What Does It Mean?
November 12, 2013
Story at-a-glance
- American children are among the most highly vaccinated in
the world. Over 90 percent of American toddlers have received a
measles-containing MMR shot by age three, along with 10 other government
recommended vaccines
- Americans born before 1957 have naturally acquired
immunity to measles and we passed antibodies on to our babies when they were
born to protect them from measles during the first year of life
- Because vaccine antibodies are different from
naturally-acquired measles antibodies, young vaccinated moms today cannot give
longer lasting naturally acquired measles antibodies to their newborns
- We have seen a militarization of the public health system
in the past century to justify global vaccination campaigns
- The public conversation about vaccination, health and
autonomy has become ugly and divisive in the 21st century because the War on
Disease has been turned into a War on Values and Beliefs
Story at-a-glance
- American children are among the most highly vaccinated in the world. Over 90 percent of American toddlers have received a measles-containing MMR shot by age three, along with 10 other government recommended vaccines
- Americans born before 1957 have naturally acquired immunity to measles and we passed antibodies on to our babies when they were born to protect them from measles during the first year of life
- Because vaccine antibodies are different from naturally-acquired measles antibodies, young vaccinated moms today cannot give longer lasting naturally acquired measles antibodies to their newborns
- We have seen a militarization of the public health system in the past century to justify global vaccination campaigns
- The public conversation about vaccination, health and autonomy has become ugly and divisive in the 21st century because the War on Disease has been turned into a War on Values and Beliefs
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