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Measles leaves children vulnerable to other diseases for years

• ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
  Just this morning, I saw a local news site (Bristol, UK) publish this article: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-centre-highly-contagious-disease-10257765 https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-cent... I didn't realise that it was common for Brits to be refusing the MMR vaccine these days. Seems kind of stupid to me. I also didn't realise how measles compromises the immune system - immune amnesia which was only discovered in 2012.
  • ben_w 1y ago
    I was in secondary school when the Wakefield claims got in the news in the first place, and as it was (1) published in a reputable scientific journal and had not been retracted, and (2) he was still allowed to call himself "Doctor", many of us took it seriously and I opted out. I did get the vaccine much later, when I realised my earlier fears were unfounded, but as a teenager time it seemed like a risk not worth taking — especially as I'd already had separate measles and rubella vaccines in early childhood, leaving only mumps.
  • beardyw 1y ago
    > Seems kind of stupid It is stupid.