I agree. This is getting ridiculous. We are talking about 154 cases, and there has been no measles deaths reported in the U.S. since 2003.
However, there have been 108 deaths due to the vaccine in the last 10 years. Lets put things into perspective.
There are a lot of other things I am concerned about when it comes to my children. Dying from measles in not even on the list.
That's because vaccinations nearly eradicated measles from existence. Before the vaccine there were 500,000 cases per year. And while your child was unlikely to die (approx. 1 in 500-1,000), there was still a good chance of hearing loss, brain inflammation that could cause brain damage, and pneumonia.
Vaccines are the reason you're not worried anymore.