[metmom]

Measles is deadly. About 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the US with measles will be hospitalized, and as many as 1 in 20 children with measles will get pneumonia, which is the most common cause of death from measles in young children. About 3 out of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications. When we were kids, I lost a step-brother to measles.

And how old are those stats?

Since measles has effectively been eliminated, they can't be current. And medical treatment with anti-biotics, anti-virals, and anti-inflammatories, along with other improved treatments can greatly change that outcome. Those things were NOT available when we were kids with the measles.

So the medical community has no virtually experience using current medical resources to give stats like that.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Also “ Vaccination rates in Texas are 94.3%, according to the CDC” -BBC

[eastexsteve]

And how old are those stats?

They looked recent. Do you think measles magically became less deadly over time?

Since measles has effectively been eliminated, they can't be current. And medical treatment with anti-biotics, anti-virals, and anti-inflammatories, along with other improved treatments can greatly change that outcome. Those things were NOT available when we were kids with the measles.

They have NEVER been eliminated down here on the Texas border. My wife, who worked for 10 years in juvenile detention, saw many measles cases. (Along with many other so-called "effectively eliminated" diseases.)