2025-03-04 01:33:31
Context: Before the vaccine (Pre-1963) Reported cases: ~500,000 per year Annual deaths: 400–500 Hospitalizations: 48,000 per year Cases of encephalitis (brain swelling): 1,000 per year After Vaccine (Post-1963) 1968–1980s: Cases dropped >99% due to widespread vaccination [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-2-5) Author
2025-03-04 03:44:54
NNN - The post describes an initial health push that was effective prior to the vaccine's release. This information is widely available. This does not diminish or take away from the vaccine's very real contributions. Piling additional information in with CNs is unnecessary. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-1-3) Author
2025-03-04 04:30:41
What the measles vaccine did was dramatically reduce the number of measles cases, which in turn prevented deaths and serious complications associated with the disease. Measles cases went from 500,000 annually pre-vaccine to being declared eliminated in the years after [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-2-3) Author
2025-03-04 15:01:48
Hygiene is part of public measles prevention guidelines: [Link]table/te/" target="_blank">[Link] Vitamin A aids in recovery, not preventive and no reduced mortality: [Link] There were repeated high epidemic mortality peaks before vaccine introduction. Measles deaths can be made to zero with ongoing vaccine immunization: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-1-3) Author