Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

“It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they’d known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family,” she said.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 days ago

    If anyone in a large room or house has measles, everyone will get it.

    1 in 100 will get the virus in their brains leading to permanent brain damage or blindness.