I think it is safe to say Disneyland is the reason we're dealing with so much measles scare mongering in the media these days. If it hadn't been for Disneyland we wouldn't have been hearing about unrelated and minor incidents such as the 5 kids in Chicago getting it.

Disneyland as the "ground zero" has a much better headline draw than LAX.

Looking at the stats we get around 50-75 cases per year in the U.S. This is much better than the half-mill we were getting in the early 50's. There were two factors in this regard: 1) The natural vaccination of the country, and 2) later vaccine developments.



We've been largely enjoying the benefits of both, though the effects of the first are waning. Surveys indicates that during the 50's at least 95% of the country had had measles by age 15.

In any case, in a population with exposure of vaccination levels as we have there are bound to be outbreaks. These outbreaks are very much like terrorism - occasional but not overall significant on their own.

There is much data emerging about how are normal bacteria play an important role in immunity esp gut bacteria ...

most of the deaths were from egg allergy to that component of the vaccine. The vaccine is safe, has prevented millions from being infected from a serious disease that can cause death to infertility...based on science not opinion

And without vaccine there would be tens of thousands of deaths. Try logic

Yes. I researched it and found all the science indicates vaccinating is safer. The gov't should have no say in it.

And most bacteria are not pathogenic. Killing all bacteria kills those competing for space with pathogenic bacteria..

Thank you for posting this. I don't know why you haven't got any comments. I hadn't really followed the latest story very much, and was kind of thinking that perhaps this was a new type of measles, more severe, perhaps deadlier, than the measles I had for a week as a kid. I do not understand the urgency to vaccinate people against non-lethal diseases. I never get flu shots. Why? I'm in great shape and its not going to kill me, probably just a few days of throwing up and diarrhea, and it will build up my immunities. There are some benefits to getting sick once in a while.