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Rebecca Archer’s infant daughter Renae contracted measles in 2013, before she was old enough to be vaccinated. The baby recovered and all seemed well until ten years later, when tragically Renae developed SSPE and died. SSPE is a rare, long-term consequence of measles.

As vaccination rates fall in A...

As vaccination rates fall in Australia, a British mother has a warning

Measles killed Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae slowly and silently over a decade. She has a message for the growing number of parents hesitant to have their children vaccinated.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

This story demonstrates why vaccination isn’t a decision that only affects an individual. Refusing to vaccinate can have fatal effects on someone you’ve never even met. Renae got measles because vaccination rates had dropped in her neighborhood and she was too young to get the measles shot.