[Shethink13]

Your comments, while they may be of interest, are not pertinent because 1) this outbreak is measles, not rubella, two different diseases and 2) I queried how many during this outbreak in 2013 (not 1962-65) have serious, long-term consequences.

Many easily treated diseases had a greater potential for death or other serious consequences years ago.

[Valpal1]

Measles still has a 2-3% death rate in the US today and 30% in turd world countries and a 90% infection rate in non-vaccinated populations

That death rate would be higher if the vaccination rates were lower.

Measles also causes miscarriage, premature birth and low birth weight.

[dread78645]

Your comments, while they may be of interest, are not pertinent because 1) this outbreak is measles, not rubella, two different diseases

Nope.
Rubella is the German measles. So called because it was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century.

and 2) I queried how many during this outbreak in 2013 (not 1962-65) have serious, long-term consequences.

For the child that contracts the disease, there are little long-term consequences.
But pregnant mothers that are exposed to those children are a different story.

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