Did you know that?

1. Measles is one of the leading causes of death for children around the world.
2. In the year 2000 only 72% of children worldwide had received the first dose (of two) by their first birthday
3. In the year 2000 an estimated 733,000 people died of measles worldwide
4. In the year 2008 about 83% of children worldwide had received the first dose of measles vaccine by their first birthday
5. In the year 2008 an estimated 164,000 people died of measles worldwide, a net gain of over 550,000 lives from 2000
6. As high as 10% of measles cases result in death among populations with high levels of malnutrition and a lack of adequate health care.
7. More than 10,000,000 people are affected by measles every year
8. 1-2 out of every 1,000 children that get measles will die
9. Measles can make a pregnant woman have a miscarriage or give birth prematurely
10. There are people who claim measles is not a big deal and “natural immunity” via actually getting the disease is to be preferred to vaccinations. Really? When was the last time the measles vaccine caused 733,000 deaths?