Once upon a time, we knew about the misery of having measles.
And we urged parents to vaccinate and protect their children.
At It’s Mildest, Measles Is a Misery
We even printed posters, like the one above.
It was printed in 1985 in the UK to encourage parents to get their kids vaccinated.
Tragically, many parents ignore that misery, even though many kids had died from measles before the measles vaccine had been developed and many are still dying after a safe and effective vaccine became available.
A safe and effective vaccine that can help you avoid the misery of measles.
The only things I recall about getting measles (we didn’t vax in the country I was born in until 1968) were having a home visit from our GP and being embarrassed I was in bed, and the misery element… I was quite confused at one stage to the point of having hallucinations, and also had really awful, itchy eyes which I couldn’t resist the urge to rub.
My sister got an ear infection with measles that ruptured her eardrum.
*Insert that one corny social media song here*
But I agree.
Measles definitely sucks, and getting a vaccine is the best option.