Vaccinating Against Measles Could Also Protect You From Other Infectious Diseases

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Regardless of your stance, vaccination against measles is one of the safest, most successful and cost-effective public health interventions so far in history. Prior to mass vaccination campaigns, around 4 million people in the US got measles every year, 500 of whom died, 48,000 were hospitalized, and 4,000 suffered serious brain swelling; it’s far from a trivial infection. But thanks to immunization campaigns, cases have dropped by more than 99%.