Getting the Measles in Modern-Day America—Not Nearly as Dangerous as Portrayed
By Dr. Alan Palmer, CHD Contributing Writer
Throughout the 20th century, the U.S. and other Western nations made progress tackling problems related to nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, water, garbage and pests. With these improvements, the death rates from childhood infectious diseases plummeted—long before the advent of vaccines for those illnesses. U.S. vital statistics affirm that the measles mortality (death) rate had dropped 99.4% before introduction of the first measles vaccine in 1963.
Today, more American families and children benefit from a higher standard of living than ever before. More are able to afford nutritious food, enjoy clean living conditions, have access to better medical and social services; and more are knowledgeable about key health principles. Yet big pharma would have everyone in the U.S. and the West believe that if they don’t take all the vaccines that officials can muster, they will be in danger of sliding back to the Dark Ages, with millions of people ravaged by infection and hanging on by an extremely fine and frayed thread.
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