Read more... Sep 13, 2008
"While progress has been made, much remains to be done," said Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "The loss of 9.2 million young lives each year is still unacceptable. These children are dying for reasons we can prevent. They do not have to die but they do and I believe that number should be zero. No child should die of diseases like malaria, measles, and tetanus. No child should die as a result of drinking unsafe water. And no child should die as a result of... (PNN Online)
India: Poverty declines 27% Sep 12, 2008
Deaths from measles have been cut in one third between 2000 and 2006, and the vaccination rate among developing world children has reached 80 per cent.. More than one and a half billion people have gained access to clean drinking water since 1990-- but due to stress on fresh water resources nearly three billion people now live in regions facing water scarcity. (India Times, India)
9 million children worldwide died before age 5 Sep 12, 2008
Recent data also indicate encouraging improvements in many of the basic health interventions, such as early and exclusive breast feeding, measles immunization, Vitamin A supplementation, the use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria, and prevention and treatment of AIDS, Veneman said. These interventions are expected to result in further declines in child mortality over the coming years. (MSNBC -- Health)
Walgreens Take Care clinics add to vaccinations Sep 12, 2008
-based , a subsidiary of Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG), said it now offers four new vaccinations: chickenpox, pneumococcal disease (PPV), human papillomavirus (HPV) and measles, mumps and rubella. Those are in addition to seven other vaccinations previously available at the clinics, which are open in three of Walgreens 40 Central Ohio stores. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Measles Case Identified In Whatcom County Sep 11, 2008
-- A 49-year-old Whatcom County resident has been diagnosed with the measles and people without immunity to measles may have been exposed, said Whatcom County Health Officer Dr. Greg Stern ... Those who may have been exposed and dont have immunity to measles may develop the disease, Stern said. (KIRO TV, WA)
Measles cases on increase in United States Sep 10, 2008
Measles cases in the United States are rising, and parents who reject vaccination are shouldering much of the blame ... Some pediatricians, mean-while, are frustrated that they have to spend so much time convincing parents that vaccines such as the measles, mumps and rubella shot are safe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
WHO: Some 423,000 in Pakistan need urgent health care Sep 10, 2008
Outbreaks of measles, one of the major killers of children, are also possible due to low immunization coverage in some areas. "Thousands of lives are at risk in Pakistan if we do not act now to provide urgent health care to those affected by these terrible floods or forced from their homes by violence," said Dr Eric Laroche, assistant director-general for WHO's Health Action in Crises Cluster. (Xinhuanet, China)
State third in infant immunizations Sep 9, 2008
Hawaii also has exceeded the Healthy People 2010 goal to achieve vaccination coverage above 90 percent for the recommended doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella, polio and varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, the DOH said. "Immunizations are our children's best defense against diseases like pertussis and measles," state Health Director Chiyome Fukino said in a news release ... Health authorities reported last month the... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Is Autism caused by the Measles Vaccine? Study reveals no link Sep 9, 2008
Is Autism caused by the Measles Vaccine ... Is Autism caused by the Measles Vaccine ... com Health Report) Recent research in the Public Library of Science Journal found that there is no link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) and autism. (Justice News Flash)
Do Measles Vaccines Put Children At Risk For Autism? Sep 8, 2008
Do Measles Vaccines Put Children At Risk For Autism ... Do Measles Vaccines Put Children At Risk For Autism ... Scientists found that there is no link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, also known as MMR vaccine, and autism. (eFluxMedia)
Lifetime flu jab 'in sight' Sep 7, 2008
"With this vaccine, we could end up having pretty much everyone vaccinated - a situation more like measles, where you don't really need it any more. Children would be protected and we'd see economic benefits through reduced sickness in workers. "The elderly would be better off through lack of exposure to flu. " Australian flu expert Dr Alan Hampson said a once-off vaccine was the "holy grail" of influenza research and was being pursued by several teams, including at the University of Melbourne.... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
New Study Dismisses Relationship Between Autism and Measles Vaccine Sep 7, 2008
A new study proves that there is no link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) and autism ... The researchers closely examined the bowel tissue to determine if the measles virus RNA was present ... One idea that some believed was that the measles RNA could mature in the intestinal tract and produce inflammation that would cause the bowel to be somewhat leaky. (ToTheCenter.com)
WHO helping flood victims Sep 7, 2008
The WHO was assisting in planning measles immunisation for children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years and providing oral vitamin A drops for children up to 5 years. The WHO s technical guidelines and material to communicate key health messages to the public were being shared. (Hindu)
Allergic reaction risk to cervical cancer jab Sep 7, 2008
It was also higher than the rates for other vaccines given at schools, including hepatitis B, diphtheria, measles, mumps and influenza. But the study's lead author Julia Brotherton, from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, said the absolute risk of anaphylaxis with the HPV vaccine was extremely low and, when it did happen, could be managed with adrenalin injections or other treatment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
India's Evacuation of Marooned People From Bihar Flooding Almost Complete Sep 6, 2008
The government is sending vaccines for measles and Japanese encephalitis as the affected areas are prone to these diseases, Dayal said. India's annual monsoon season, which runs from June through September, accounts for four-fifths of the country's rainfall. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Universal flu vaccine tests start Sep 6, 2008
With this vaccine, we could end up having pretty much everyone vaccinated - a situation more like measles where you don't really see it anymore ... "With having to make new vaccine every year there's never enough to go around. "With this vaccine, we could end up having pretty much everyone vaccinated - a situation more like measles where you don't really see it anymore. (BBC News)
Autism study meets skepticism at Austin conference Sep 6, 2008
A major study released Thursday says there is no link between autism and the measles vaccine ... She says her son developed autism after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella MMR - vaccine ... Doctors were looking for traces of measles still in the digestive track. (FOX 11, AZ)
Ice shelf breaks away in Canadian Arctic Sep 6, 2008
Measles vaccine not tied to autism. New research further debunks any link between the measles vaccine and autism, a finding that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated ... Years of research with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, better known as MMR, have found that it doesn't cause autism. (Los Angeles Times)
East Africa: Three Million Children at Risk of Death Sep 6, 2008
5 million children under the age of five with measles vaccinations, vitamin A supplements and other health measures. Spikes in acute malnutrition are being seen among children in parts of Eritrea, the agency said. (allAfrica.com)
'No link' between MMR and autism Sep 6, 2008
Researchers looked at the incidence of autism in a Japanese city before and after the withdrawal of the measles, mumps and rubella jab in 1993 ... " The Department of Health said the research supported its belief that MMR remained the best form of protection against measles, mumps and rubella. But Jackie Fletcher of the campaign group Jabs, said: "Instead of relying on research carried out abroad, we would like the government to actually clinically investigate the 1,700 children believed to have... (Yahoo News -- Autism)
No Connection Between Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Vaccine And Autism, Study Suggests Sep 6, 2008
5, 2008) In a case-control study, the presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism and GI disturbances than in children with only GI disturbances ... Prior to the implementation of measles vaccines in 1963, three to four million people were newly infected each year, 400-500 died, 48,000 were hospitalized, and 1,000 developed chronic disability from measles encephalitis ... From January 1 through July 2008 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received 131... (Science Daily)
U.S. Study Clears Measles Vaccine of Autism Link Sep 6, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat a rash of measles outbreaks. Parents' refusals to have their children vaccinated against measles have contributed to the highest numbers of cases seen in the United States and parts of Europe in many years ... Measles kills about 250,000 people a year globally,... (MEDLINEplus)
Most U.S. parents vaccinating children Sep 6, 2008
The recommended vaccine series consists of four doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine; three doses of polio vaccine; one or more doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine; three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine; three doses of hepatitis B vaccine; and one or more doses of varicella or chickenpox vaccine. The fourth dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine is the only one in the recommended series that hasn't reached 90 percent coverage-it has 84. (Orlando Business Journal)
Childhood Vaccination Rates High Sep 5, 2008
Vaccination with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is at a record high, but almost 8% of kids aged 19-35 months hadn't gotten vaccinated against measles ... Overall, 66% of U.S. kids got all of the recommended doses of the DTaP, polio, measles, Hib, hepatitis B, varicella, and PCV7 vaccines, according to the CDC's figures, published in tomorrow's edition of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ... In the United States, childhood immunizations have made measles a disease of the... (WebMD)
District, state remind parents of the importance of vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 130 people in 15 states have fallen ill with measles this year, representing the greatest surge in the disease in more than a decade ... "I wish every young mother could go visit an old woman in the nursing home and ask them what it was like in the 40s with whooping cough or the 1950s with the measles," Delger said ... Two doses of the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
CDC: 3 of 4 Ariz. toddlers get needed vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
Three out of four Arizona toddlers have received a recommended series of vaccinations against measles, polio and other diseases, according to estimates released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Arizona still was slightly below the national average and ranked 37th among all 50 states and the District of Columbia when it comes to the series covering measles, mumps and rubella, polio, Hepatitis B, chicken pox and diptheria, tetanus and pertussis. (AZCentral -- News)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
You've probably heard the news: Measles, once banished, is back in a big way ... "We are confident that there is no link between [the measles vaccine] and autism," says lead study author , an epidemiologist ... The researchers hope their findings, published in the journal , will put the issue to rest and persuade parents to vaccinate their children a move that could stop measles and other, previously controlled serious illnesses such as mumps and whooping cough from making comebacks. (Scientific American)
Study backs safety of MMR vaccine Sep 4, 2008
Dr Liam Smeeth and his colleagues from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine were unable to find any evidence to support an association between the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism or other PDDs. Overall, 78% of the children with autism or a PDD had received MMR. Similarly, 82% of the other children had been given MMR.. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism Sep 4, 2008
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism - CNN.com ... Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism ... (CNN) -- The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Tuesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade. (CNN -- US)
UP reeling under water-borne diseases Sep 4, 2008
Over 400 people have died of viral fever, malaria, diarrhoea, encephalitis, gastro-enteritis and measles. With runoff of water receding following a lull in rainfall, a fresh outbreak of water and vector-borne diseases has not been ruled out. (Hindu)
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Risk of Autism, Researchers Find Sep 4, 2008
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Autism Risk in Study ... The 1998 paper touched off a wave of anxiety among parents, including many who refused to inoculate their children, leading to an increase in U.S. measles cases this year ... Measles, which is highly infectious, causes rashes, fevers, coughs, and runny noses and may lead to complications including pneumonia, seizures and death. (Bloomberg -- US)
Study: Autism Not Linked to MMR Vaccine Sep 4, 2008
His parents believe both were linked to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine ... The hypothesis that autism is linked to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has been around for the last 10 years ... "We find no evidence to support a link between a measles vaccine, intestinal difficulties and autism," said Dr. Mady Hornig, associate professor of epidemiology and director of Translational Research, at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and... (ABC News)
Kids with vaccine allergies can still get shots Sep 3, 2008
The research comes amid recent outbreaks of measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, all of which can be prevented by vaccines ... "If it were someone with a very severe gelatin reaction to the MMR (Measles Mumps Rubella) or varicella (Chickenpox) vaccines, you would have a more difficult dilemma about whether you would vaccine them or not," he said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Ghana: Coming Together to Aid the Poor Sep 3, 2008
"The meeting takes place amid mounting concern that despite the Paris Declaration aid has not been able to make a big enough in world poverty. Some 1.4 billion people continue to live in poverty, earning less than $1.25 a day.As a result there is a growing demand for rich donor countries to untie their aid, make it less conditional (on the purchase of their goods and services), and harmonise often-contradictory donor policies on aid.Sources involved in the Accra discussions said developing... (allAfrica.com)
HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate Sep 3, 2008
The study authors did find that the rate of allergic reactions to the HPV vaccine was higher than the rates for other vaccines given at schools, including those for hepatitis B, diphtheria, measles, mumps and the flu. In some cases, the rate of allergic reactions to HPV was 5 times to 20 times as high as the rates for the other vaccines. (MEDLINEplus)
Soon, a law on promoting hygiene Sep 2, 2008
The diseases specified include avian influenza, HIV, cholera, vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue, rabies, small pox, polio, enteric fevers, SARS, plague, TB, typhus, yellow fever and measles. 00004000. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Nurse’s Notes - For kids, it’s time for school, immunizations Sep 2, 2008
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio and significantly reduced the number of cases of measles, diphtheria, rubella (German measles), pertussis (whooping cough) and other diseases in the United States ... One out of 30 children with measles develops pneumonia ... Thanks to vaccines, we have few cases of measles in the U.S. today. (Missoulian, MT)
HEALTH BLOG: Opening up the medicine chest Sep 2, 2008
Most of them weren't vaccinated against the disease, and they were infected by travelers who brought measles in from other countries. I could have told them this: A new study of 48 adults ages 50 to 60 who were on a strict diet and exercise program found that they tended to consume more calories on weekends than during the week, researchers. (USA Today -- Money)
Chickenpox vaccine does a number on the number of cases Sep 2, 2008
HEALTH BLOG: MEASLES ... Children who received a single combined vaccine protecting against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella were twice as likely to develop fever and seizures, compared with those who got the chickenpox shot separately from the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, the study shows. (USA Today -- News)
Chickenpox cases fall with new vaccine Sep 2, 2008
Children who received a single combined vaccine - protecting against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella - were twice as likely to develop fever and seizures, compared with those who got the chickenpox shot separately from the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, the study shows. About 5 percent of negative reactions to the vaccine have been serious, causing problems such as pneumonia and hepatitis, the study shows. (AZCentral -- News)
Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, Hopkins experts say Sep 2, 2008
Given recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infections like measles, mumps and whooping cough in the United States, and measles and polio overseas, it is essential to safely vaccinate as many children as possible, investigators say. Combing through available evidence on vaccine safety and allergies, the Hopkins-led team developed a sequence of instructions - an algorithm - that prompts physicians one step at a time on how to evaluate and immunize children with known or suspected vaccine... (EurekAlert!)
A danger to health Sep 1, 2008
Looking past the Aug. 22 article's opening paragraph, she would have found that while fewer than 8% of our children are unvaccinated, they represented nearly one-half of those who contracted measles. This demonstrates clearly that vaccinations, while not 100% effective, provide significant protection against viruses, while the unvaccinated child has a high probability of contracting (and transmitting) the disease. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Health and Fitness File 8-27 Sep 1, 2008
Immunizations Clinics: Children s vaccines include: chicken pox, diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hib meningitis, HPV, measles, meningococcal, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, rubella and tetanus. Resident fees: Administration fee is $5 per visit. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Measles on Rise as Parents Question Vaccine Aug 31, 2008
Reports of measles are on the rise, with health experts attributing the increase to the decision by some parents to forego vaccinations for their children out of fears the shots could trigger diseases ... Pediatricians and health experts are sounding the alarm, noting that measles, which is virulently contagious, is the first disease to crop up when vaccination rates fall ... In the past six months, 131 cases of measles have been reported, in the past 12 years, according to the federal Centers... (Washington Post)
* First indigenous measles case for this year reported Aug 30, 2008
First indigenous measles case for this year reported ... Staff Writer, with CNA The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday announced the countrys first indigenous measles case this year, saying that the patient was a 10-month-old girl who had been infected by a family member returning from an overseas trip ... Shortly after the man returned home, he developed a skin rash and a fever, typical symptoms of measles. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss Aug 30, 2008
Pre-birth factors, such as German measles in the mother. Surgery to remove cataracts has a 95 percent success rate and is the most frequently performed surgery in the United States. (Health-Finder)
OPINION: Invisible menace Aug 30, 2008
Younger parents grew up in a time when the childhood diseases that afflicted earlier generations - polio, measles, whooping cough, mumps, rubella - were simply not an issue. As the number of vaccines has grown, so has their cost - over $900 for a boy and $1,200 for a girl, birth through 12. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Should Christian group linked to mumps outbreak identify itself? Aug 29, 2008
But it would not be invading the privacy of an individual patient by naming the Chilliwack Christian community that opposes immunizations for mumps, measles, rubella and other viral diseases. It is a group, not an individual. (Vancouver Sun)
Needham's Nobel Prize winner dies Aug 28, 2008
He and others discovered rubella, which causes German measles. Professor Weller became a champion for public health and the effort to focus the best of science on the diseases and health problems of the poorest people on the globe, said Barry R. Bloom, Dean of Harvard School of Public Health, in the press release. (Needham Tab, MA)
Mumps traced to community in Chilliwack Aug 28, 2008
Although most people born since 1970 have been immunized at least once and children born since 1996 have had two doses of the MMR - measles, mumps and rubella - vaccine, there are still significant portions of the population who have either refused immunization or moved to B.C. and haven't had to get the vaccine. There was a scare in Alberta last year when the mumps vaccine was thought to have caused allergic reactions, although Health Canada later cleared it of that suspicion. (Globe and Mail)
VAX-POLLSIDE Aug 28, 2008
Here are a few questions about vaccinations that children get to protect them from diseases like polio, mumps and measles ... More than 1 million children die of measles outside the U.S. every year ... There are still outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and mumps in this country. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
West Africa:WHO Raises Alarm Over Region's Floods Aug 27, 2008
WHO is helping supply clean water and provide appropriate sanitation, distribute bed nets and essential drugs, and undertake measles vaccinations for children. In Niger, 24, 000 people have been displaced, while 12, 000 have been displaced in Togo. (allAfrica.com)
Oregon's low vaccination rate in spots causes health concerns Aug 27, 2008
Last week, officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that measles appears to be gaining a foothold in the United States, with this the worst year for the disease since 1997 ... For measles, the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, about 95 percent of the population must be fully immunized, says Paul Cieslak, manager for the Oregon Public Health Division's communicable disease program. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Dr. Thomas H. Weller, 93; shared Nobel Prize for polio research Aug 26, 2008
It also underlay the development of vaccines for other viral diseases such as measles and chicken pox and has proved to be a crucial aid to cancer research ... In 1963, he and three other researchers discovered the virus that causes German measles. (Boston Globe)
Experts at Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group Offer Tips for a Healthy Transition Back-To-School Aug 26, 2008
In addition to proof of inoculation against communicable diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B and varicella, many states now require that students entering kindergarten and certain grade levels undergo vision, hearing and dental examinations. "These assessments are integral in the detection of health conditions that could cause serious illness," says Chandra. (PR Newswire)
Strife over shots: Should our kids play? Aug 26, 2008
21: The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its highest level since 1997,with nearlyhalf involving children whose parents refused to have them vaccinated ... But parents who dont know whos vaccinated and who isnt have their own concerns, highlighted by the measles outbreak in San Diego earlier this year that resulted when an unvaccinated 7-year-old boy traveling to Switzerland contracted measles ... The virus spread to 11 other unvaccinated children at both his school and his... (MSNBC -- Health)
Kids' vaccinations face risky resistance Aug 26, 2008
Angela O'Connell will not allow her 15-month-old son to be vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella because she is certain the vaccination caused autism in her older boy, Aidan ... Last week, federal officials reported that measles cases in the U.S. have reached their highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of the cases involving children of parents who opted against vaccination ... During the 2007-08 academic year, almost 7,000 students got religious exemptions to avoid the... (Chicago Tribune)
EDITORIAL:Vaccinations Aug 26, 2008
Vaccines and vaccinations to prevent once-epidemic childhood diseases like measles and whopping cough stand among the greatest medical and public health achievements of the last 100 years, but vigilance and continuing participation are required ... In addition, the magazine, Scientific American, reported on Monday that the Centers for Disease Control announced that in the past six months the U.S. has had more cases of measles than at any time since 1996 ... As recently as the early 1960s, as... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
SHNS package on vaccines coming this week Aug 26, 2008
In fact, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other specialists say that a resurgence of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases is due almost entirely to decisions by parents not to immunize their kids, driven by fears of adverse reactions to the shots ... Most data on vaccination and exemption rates are available down to the state level, but state and local health departments should have information on any recent outbreaks of childhood diseases such as measles or... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Skin Cancer Has A Typical Odor Aug 25, 2008
Earlier this year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the U.S. was facing the biggest measles outbreak in seven years. Now, it is happening, just years after it was declared. (eFluxMedia)
US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being ... Aug 25, 2008
US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being Violated. US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being Violated. (eFluxMedia)
Vaccine-Wary Parents Trigger Measles Outbreak Aug 25, 2008
Earlier this year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the U.S. was facing the biggest measles outbreak in seven years ... So far, there have been at least 131 measles cases this year, with four fifths coming from seven measles outbreaks ... Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to man, with an infection rate of up to 90-95 percent for unvaccinated people who live with persons that are infected, such as in a classroom. (eFluxMedia)
Floods in W'Africa may cause disease outbreak, says WHO Aug 25, 2008
The global health agency said it is helping to ameliorate the situation by supplying clean water and provide appropriate sanitation, distribute bed nets and essential drugs, and undertake measles vaccinations for children. Tools. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Experts plead with parents to vaccinate Aug 25, 2008
Then his 4-month-old was accidentally exposed to measles ... They worried their infant might suffer some of the complications that can come with measles, including pneumonia ... More parents are choosing to exempt their children from the MMR vaccine, which immunizes against measles, mumps and rubella, officials said, out of fear of possible life-changing side effects. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Don’t be complacent about vaccinations Aug 23, 2008
Another strong memory of kindergarten is lying in my bed in a dark room for a long time (three weeks, I found out later) with the measles ... Fortunately, because of effective immunizations, today many of us haven t seen the ravages of polio or suffered a bad case of the measles ... Before measles immunizations were available, nearly all children got measles by the time they were 15. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
