Pediatrician Responds to Parents Who Called Measles 'Not That Bad' — After Their Unvaccinated Child Died (Exclusive)

• The parents of an unvaccinated 6-year-old who died during the outbreak of Texas measles called a very contagious virus infected by all five of their children “Not so bad”
• In a controversial interview conducted by a group against vaccines, parents said “absolutely” will not get shot-brains and specialist in contagious diseases Dr. Adam Rather says people are the best way to prevent infection
• Dr. The warrior also responded to claims about how alternative drugs can help – and that parents’ statements are good for the immune system medically incorrect

The Texas parents of a child who died of measles in February gave their first, and only, recorded interview – very controversial in which they relate to the disease that took their life as “not so bad.”

In an interview on March 17 with a children’s health defense for the fight against vaccine (founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the US Ministry of Health and Human Services), sometimes speaking low German through a translator, they defended their decision not to vaccinate their children against measles.

Instead, they explained that the death of their six -year -old showed “it was her time” and “she was too good for this country.” The family also said that “they absolutely would not take the MMR vaccine” – which protects against measles, mumps and rubella – and shared that their four children had quickly recovered, attributing to alternative solutions.

The death of a child is the first US mortality from a very infectious disease in a decade, the Associated Press reports. According to the parent’s interview, the child has developed a fatal case of pneumonia, a common complication of the virus in the air.

To learn more about the controversial statements made in an interview, people talked to a pediatrician and an infectious disease expert Dr. Adam Ratar Shots Shots: Emergency Lessons on measles and an uncertain future for children’s health.

The parents said that their other four children who trained him were “quite quickly overcome”, adding, “The measles were not so bad.” Why do some get sick of measles – and some die?

“In many cases, we do not know why one certain child will become more ill than another. It is usually not a good way to predict it, and this is one of the reasons why it is so important that everyone is vaccinated, because if you protect everything, then you do not have to worry about it,” explained Dr. Rather.

Although the “vast majority” is ill for about a week, he says, “some children, including this six-year-old who have died, can develop pneumonia or other adverse events, and they can eventually need to be hospitalized and can be sick for much longer or, as she has done, they can die.”

Pop-up place of measles of measles in Seminole, Texas in February.

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Parents said that “absolutely would not” get a MMR vaccine, and her father split that measles “are good for the body” and can help protect people from cancer.

“None of this is true,” says Dr. Ratar people. “They are not good for people in any way. The children were put in serious danger as well as their daughter and family. For several years after measles, children were in danger of other infections. And there is no evidence that measles later have an impact on cancer or risk for anything else.”

As he explained, “we now know that there are some questions later that can come up with measles. There is a degenerative neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or Spa,” which he explained, he can begin for seven years after measles infection. “It’s a very serious illness that leads to death in almost all cases.”

She died of pneumonia – was it caused by measles or was it a secondary infection?

“You can get pneumonia from measles or kids with measles, you can develop a super infection, which means a bacterial pneumonia at the top of measles,” Dr. Rather for people says, explaining that they could also get the flu or a stump. “This is because they have an original viral infection. This sets them on a bacterial infection at the top.”

“This is a very typical story,” he said. “Ozzi children may seem like they are getting better, and then they can develop pneumonia later. Pneumonia can only be of measles or measles plus bacterial infections. But in both cases, the whole course can be prevented by vaccination.”

Stock picture of a person with measles.

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The family talked about how other children had breathing treatments and pointed out that their died died not offered. Why would they be offered breathing treatments and would be helpful to them?

“There is no evidence for inhaled steroids, which is what budesonid or inhaled beta agonists like Albuterol in measles,” explained Dr. Rather. “There is simply no evidence that anything is doing.” As for other children, for whom parents said they had benefits from treatment, Dr. Ratner said, “It sounds like the other children had a more benign course, so I think they just weren’t sick.”

What about other treatments mentioned, such as vitamin A liver and cod oil? Are they useful in treating or preventing measles?

“The vitamin is a little complicated because there is a core of truth,” he explained. “Children who are malnourished are at greater risk of severe courses and deaths from measles, and from studying from decades ago we know that vitamin A supplement for people who have measles can be reduced – but not eliminate – the risk of death and serious illness.”

Dr. The warrior explained that if you treat a patient with measles, “it is reasonable to give two doses of vitamin A – only two doses, and under the supervision of a doctor – and this can help reduce the risk of serious illness and death from measles. This does not prevent it, and certainly does not prevent people from getting a celebration.

There is also a risk of taking too much vitamin A, he explained. “It accumulates in the body. It can cause liver damage. It can cause damage to the central nervous system. It can cause skin problems – it is not a benign treatment.”

And as for cod liver oil, although “in fact containing some vitamin A” explained Dr. Ratar, “there is no evidence that this helps in any way also give an accessory that has an unknown amount of things will probably not be useful.”

A cattle image of a vaccine child.

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The mother said she believed she was vaccinated, and still developed measles symptoms. Why would it happen?

“Especially for someone who got one dose of the vaccine, there is a likelihood that if they are exposed to measles, they can develop measles,” said Dr. Rather, who explained that one dose of MMR vaccine was “about 93% effective” and a two -dose regime “about 97% effective.”

“Often these people have a milder illness than people who are not vaccinated,” he said, “and sounds like her path was pretty gentle.”

What do people need to understand about measles and their risk of infection?

“The only way to prevent measles is vaccination. The barrel is safe and is very effective, and we have been using it for 60 years at the moment,” says Dr. Ratar. “There is a lot of misinformation outside and what happens when you have this level of disinformation, is that vaccine rates fall, you are in the end with big epidemics as you are now in Western Texas.”

“We lost the child in this outbreak, and the adult died in Novi Mexico. Both of those deaths were prevented,” he said. “The descriptions should not cause death in people in the US in 2025, so it is possible to prevent this.”

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