More Measles Myths

It’s kind of sad that some folks still believe many of the measles myths that were being told in 1963.

Wait, measles isn’t harmless?

But what about that Brady Bunch episode!?!

More Measles Myths

What other myths about measles have you heard?

Have you heard that folks never worried about measles before we had a vaccine? That it never even made the newspaper?

The other myths they push are just as easily disproven…

• the recent measles outbreaks aren’t being caused by a vaccine strain of measles
• there is no third dose of MMR for measles prevention, although it is sometimes given during a mumps outbreak
• measles outbreaks aren’t being caused by refugees or immigrants
• declining immunization rates in specific areas and clusters of the country are causing the recent measles outbreaks
• measles outbreaks aren’t being caused by vaccinated kids during shedding season and no, shedding season isn’t a real thing!
• high dose vitamin A isn’t a cure for measles
• the recent outbreaks weren’t made up by the media to cause panic
• the MMR vaccine works very well, at least when you get vaccinated
• the recent measles outbreaks aren’t being caused by a wild strain of measles that isn’t covered by the MMR vaccine

Which of these myths do you believe?

Which ones are keeping you from vaccinating and protecting your kids?

More on Measles Myths

• 100 Myths About Vaccines
• The Myth That Measles Isn’t Deadly
• Fun and Games with Measles?
• Did Gregory Poland Really Say That MMR Vaccines Can’t Prevent Measles Outbreaks?
• Why Are You Still Worried About the MMR Vaccine?
• Is a Vaccine Strain Causing The Latest Measles Outbreak?
• Can MMR Shedding Start a Measles Outbreak?
• The Brady Bunch Measles Episode
• Measles: A Gift from a Goddess?
• Myths of the Minnesota Measles Outbreak
• The myth of mild measles
• The Measles Initiative and the myth of mild measles
• More Measles Myths
• How I Accidentally Started an Anti-Vaxx Myth in the Name of Science
• Yet another nail in the coffin of the myth that the MMR vaccine causes autism
• “Vaccine Shedding”: Time Up For Another Vaccine Myth
• Disneyland and measles–some real scientific facts and simple math
• ECDC – Addressing misconceptions on measles vaccination

Last Updated on July 29, 2024