Myths Surround Measles – Experts Answers Them All

In a seminar being arranged by Johns Hopkins school of public health many myths surrounding the vaccination of Measles were answered.

Internet seems to be overloaded with vaccination however most of them aren’t true.  It creates some of the deadly health related hazards.

Here are the few conceptualized myths which are floated on internet and were answered by experts.

1) Delay In Vaccination Is Absolutely Fine:

The doctors said it is not at all good to delay the vaccines.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that the first vaccination should be done at the age of 12 months and the second vaccination should be between the ages of four to six years.

The delay in immunization shrinks the immediate effect of the vaccine and it may not be able to work as it should have been working.

2) Vaccination Causes More Deaths Than Measles:

The vaccination of the measles protects nearly one million lives each year as per the report of WHO. Each year nearly 57,000 cases are registered of death of babies due to measles and non-vaccination.

3)   Illegal Immigrants Are Spreading Measles:

It is true that measles were eliminated from USA in the year 200 and back again now many cases have been reported.

However this has happened because of non vaccinated people getting in touch with them who are already suffering or traveling to places where the disease is affluent.

4) Vaccination Causes Autism:

No it’s not true and the research has been carried by the Institute of Medicine. This is a misleading controversy which doesn’t have any claims of proof.

5) Vaccinated People Can Spread Measles:

There have been no reported cases of Measles being transmitted from the vaccinated child to any of the house member.

This claim alone doesn’t stand with any substantial proof.