The measles was eliminated from the US — until parents stopped vaccinating their kids
Nearly every US child contracted measles before the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was introduced in 1963.Measles was eliminated from the US in 2000. More than 900 cases have been reported this year.
Nearly every American child contracted measles at some point before the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was introduced in 1963. About half a million new cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control every year between 1942, the first year it was tracked, and 1962. But people no longer saw the measles as a threat, and that was a problem. British physician Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a study in 1998 — which has since been retracted — that wrongfully claimed the MMR vaccine caused autism. His work is largely credited with giving birth to the so-called anti-vaxx movement that's scared some parents into refusing to vaccinate their children.
An estimated 7 million people were affected by the measles in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. Global measles deaths decreased 84%, dropping to 89,780 in 2016 from 550,100 in 2000. "What [this year's increase in cases] shows us is that our ability to control measles is fragile," Messonnier said.
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