My Aunt Caught Measles in 1957. The Vaccine Came Six Years Too Late.
My grandparents didn't have the option to vaccinate. But every parent today does. I saw what measles left behind. I saw the lives it altered forever.
I Was Four Years Old When Measles Collapsed My Left Lung
Measles vaccine became widely available two years later, when I was in first grade.
How Close Measles Got to My Family
I was pregnant when my husband came down with measles. It could have seriously harmed our baby.
You Might Have to Ask: ACIP Update
The CDC’s vaccine committee (ACIP) met last week to review several vaccines, including those for measles-mumps-rubella-chickenpox (MMRV), hepatitis B, and COVID-19.
I was healthy. Measles still hit like a truck.
As an adult, I knew I was missing some vaccines, but I wasn’t sure which ones. Then, I was diagnosed with measles.
The Long Shadow of a Measles Infection
They assumed my father's cognitive function would never be normal, but it was actually his personality that changed.
Measles Can Change Your Brain
I didn’t know why I had been hospitalized, but it was greeted as something of a miracle that I could spell my own name.
Measles Took My Sister From Me
My sister was in a coma for a very long time. We were excited when she woke up.
My Daughter Had Cancer. She Doesn’t Need Measles.
The panic of having to go back into isolation over the measles and unvaccinated individuals is overwhelming. We want nothing more than for our kids to try and have normal lives.
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
