A Mother's Wake-Up Call: Measles Cost My Daughter's Life
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Rebecca Archer recounts how her daughter Renae died in 2023 from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a rare and fatal measles complication, linking the personal tragedy to a measles outbreak and declining vaccination rates; she notes UK vaccination around 84% and US around 92%, urging stronger vaccination efforts and policies to protect children and maintain herd immunity.
Opinion | When Your Child Dies of Measles The New York Times
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