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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.
A rare, fatal form of measles-related brain disease (SSPE) can emerge years after infection; a 7-year-old who contracted measles as an infant developed seizures and cognitive decline and died, illustrating the continued risk amid U.S. outbreaks and underscoring vaccination as the primary prevention.
A child in Los Angeles County died from complications related to measles, specifically developing a fatal brain disorder called SSPE, highlighting the importance of vaccination and community immunity to protect vulnerable populations, especially infants who cannot be vaccinated yet.
A child in Los Angeles County who contracted measles as an infant died years later from a rare, fatal complication called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), highlighting the importance of vaccination, as the US faces a rise in measles cases and falling immunization rates.
A child in Los Angeles has died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare and fatal complication of measles, highlighting the dangers of low vaccination rates and anti-vaccine misinformation, which threaten to reverse progress made in eliminating measles in the US.
A child in Los Angeles died from a rare complication of measles called SSPE years after infection, highlighting the importance of vaccination as measles cases and outbreaks increase in the U.S., partly due to declining vaccination rates and misinformation.
Gemma Larkman-Jones, a mother from London, is urging parents to vaccinate their children after her son, Samuel, died from a rare form of brain inflammation caused by measles. The UK Health Security Agency has warned of measles outbreaks in parts of London, emphasizing the need for a "national call to action" to address dropping vaccination rates. Larkman-Jones believes Samuel's death could have been prevented if he had received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) jab, and hopes that sharing her story will raise awareness about the risks of measles and the importance of vaccination.