Time to be Sure your Child has had an MMR-
Measles is now showing up in New York City, with 20 cases recently reported.
The fear created by Dr. Wakefield surrounding the only measles immunization available in the US, the MMR, has led to record number of children not being protected against measles, and now children in the US are getting measles.
The same drop in MMR use seen in NYC is happening here, and so we anticipate measles appearing in Cleveland, or at least see this as a reasonable possibility.
If your child is 1 year old, or older, and has never received an MMR, the time is now to consider the risk.
We recommend that your child be protected against the risk of contracting measles, and, ultimately, the risk of SSPE, the terrible complication seen in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles.
BOTTOM LINE
- The MMR was once thought to cause autism, but the evidence is overwhelming, it does not.
- MMR use rates have dropped enough that measles is coming back.
- Measles can cause permanent brain damage from a complication called SSPE
- If your child is 1 year or older, and has never had an MMR, the reappearance of measles puts your child at risk for SSPE, we recommend you protect them by giving the MMR
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