Deaths due to measles increased 50% from 2016 to 2019, according to recent data from the World Health Organization and CDC that were highlighted in MMWR. In 2019, over 200,000 people died from the disease.
Measles Deaths Surge Worldwide — https://www.jwatch.org/fw117234/2020/11/15/measles-deaths-surge-worldwide
Measles is entirely preventable. And please don’t quote me the U.S. fatality statistics for measles. I am aware the U.S. numbers are very low. Don’t use this as a reason not to vaccinate your children.
As a child, I almost died from measles. People please vaccinate your children!
Amen.