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“What about yesterday’s story of the adult guy who nearly died from measles because his stupid mom wouldn’t have him vaccinated as a child.”

His stupid mom should have taken him to a measles party when he was 4 or 5.

It’s a pretty minor event at that age.

I know as I had measles, mumps, German measles (Rubella) and chicken pox all by the time I was 6 (1962). Yeah, had ‘em all. As did my 3 sisters.

Almost every kid did. Mothers went out of their way to ensure it.

But if you have NO exposure until you’re 30, you’re flirting with imminent death.

From Wiki:

“Complications of measles are relatively common, ranging from mild ones such as diarrhea to serious ones such as pneumonia (either direct viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia), bronchitis (either direct viral bronchitis or secondary bacterial bronchitis), otitis media,[21] acute brain inflammation[22] (and very rarely subacute sclerosing panencephalitis),[23] and corneal ulceration (leading to corneal scarring).[24] In addition, measles can suppress the immune system for weeks to months, and this can contribute to bacterial superinfections like otitis media and bacterial pneumonia.[25][26][27]

The death rate in the 1920s was around 30% for measles pneumonia.[28] People who are at high risk for complications are infants and children aged less than 5 years[29]; adults aged over 20 years[29]; pregnant women[29]; people with compromised immune systems, such as from leukemia, HIV infection or innate immunodeficiency;[29][30] and those who are malnourished[29] or have vitamin A deficiency.[29][31] Complications are usually more severe in adults who catch the virus.[32] Between 1987 and 2000, the case fatality rate across the United States was 3 measles-attributable deaths per 1000 cases, or 0.3%.[33] In underdeveloped nations with high rates of malnutrition and poor healthcare, fatality rates have been as high as 28%.[33] In immunocompromised persons (e.g., people with AIDS) the fatality rate is approximately 30%.[34]

Even in previously healthy children, measles can cause serious illness requiring hospitalization.[30] One out of every 1,000 measles cases progresses to acute encephalitis, which often results in permanent brain damage.[30] One or two out of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurological complications”

My neighbor was mentally disabled due to measles infection when he was a young child, and at age 30, he had the mental development and cognitive abilities of a six year old. But at least he didn’t catch autism.