How measles keeps on giving: The virus hobbles your immune system for years

A child with measles rash
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Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute from the University of New South Wales, makes the vital point: “At a time when measles is on the rise worldwide, with the UK and other European countries losing WHO elimination status for measles in August this year, the risk of measles is higher than it has been in a long time.

“It is critical that high levels of infant vaccination are maintained, and that travellers seek vaccination advice before they travel.”

Because the simple truth is this: A measles vaccination saves you all this grief. READ MORE