"Measles: A Rash of Misinformation," the measles vaccine is not nearly
as safe and effective as is widely believed. Measles outbreaks have
consistently occurred in highly immunization compliant populations. Here
are just a few examples reported in the medical literature:
1985,
Texas, USA: According to an article published in the New England
Journal of Medicine in 1987, "An outbreak of measles occurred among
adolescents in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the spring of 1985, even though
vaccination requirements for school attendance had been thoroughly
enforced." They concluded: "We conclude that outbreaks of measles can
occur in secondary schools, even when more than 99 percent of the
students have been vaccinated and more than 95 percent are immune."1
1985,
Montana, USA: According to an article published in the American Journal
of Epidemiology titled, "A persistent outbreak of measles despite
appropriate prevention and control measures," an outbreak of 137 cases
of measles occurred in Montana. School records indicated that 98.7% of
students were appropriately vaccinated, leading the researchers to
conclude: "This outbreak suggests that measles transmission may persist
in some settings despite appropriate implementation of the current
measles elimination strategy."2
1988, Colorado, USA: According
to an article published in the American Journal of Public Health in
1991, "early 1988 an outbreak of 84 measles cases occurred at a college
in Colorado in which over 98 percent of students had documentation of
adequate measles immunity ... due to an immunization requirement in
effect since 1986. They concluded: "...measles outbreaks can occur among
highly vaccinated college populations."3
1989, Quebec, Canada:
According to an article published in the Canadian Journal of Public
Health in 1991, a 1989 measles outbreak was "largely attributed to an
incomplete vaccination coverage," but following an extensive review the
researchers concluded "Incomplete vaccination coverage is not a valid
explanation for the Quebec City measles outbreak.4
1991-1992,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: According to an article published in the journal
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, in a measles
outbreak from March 1991 to April 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, 76.4% of those
suspected to be infected had received measles vaccine before their
first birthday.5
"Measles: A Rash of Misinformation," the measles
vaccine is not nearly as safe and effective as is widely believed.
Measles outbreaks have consistently occurred in highly immunization
compliant populations. Here are just a few examples reported in the
medical literature:
1992, Cape Town, South Africa: According to
an article published in the South African Medical Journal in 1994,
"[In] August 1992 an outbreak occurred, with cases reported at many
schools in children presumably immunized." Immunization coverage for
measles was found to be 91%, and vaccine efficacy found to be only 79%,
leading them to conclude that primary and secondary vaccine failure was a
possible explanation for the outbreak.6
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