Does that imply the child was seen at ER 4 days before they realized it was measles?
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That would make sense as the symptoms those first few days would be similar to any other viral infection/cold symptoms. The rash comes later.
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Per local paper, the child is under 12 months old and is currently hospitalized. Likely got the measles while traveling abroad. Has not received a single dose of MMR. Ugh.
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I think the first dose of MMR is recommended at 12 months
Yes, but if international travel is in the plans, the official advice is to get the shot as early as at 6 months. The parents should have asked their pediatrician prior to travel what immunizations are advised. Our kids did.
Hope the poor little one recovers without any complications.
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Iām very pro vaccine and this past year received the flu, Covid, shingles, yellow fever and Typhoid vaccine. Iām also a nurse but I donāt think I would have thought to give my kids vaccines earlier than scheduled.
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It is possible that the child was under
6 months when traveled so would not be eligible for vaccine in any case. So unfortunate.
And the CDC page says measles was eradicated in the US in 2000. 
Domestic travel to some places within the US may also be risky enough for this purpose.
Of course, if measles becomes endemic in the US again (the kindergarten student measles vaccination rate in the US overall and in most states is under the 95% herd immunity threshold), then most or all of the US will be a high risk country for this purpose.
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This is why we (the world) need herd immunity. Hope the baby recovers. Hope the baby that flew into LAX is ok too. So sad.
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Thanks. (I had to look up āprodromalā.)
This may end up being like Covid, where anything that looks remotely like measles initial stages gets treated as potentially worst case.
Hopefully the tragedies we are seeing now will at least spur more people to vaccinate their kids.
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I certainly hope so. But some people just canāt believe this could happen to them or their family.
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Remember that? ^
The same surgeon general is now saying ā ā¦the Louisiana Department of Health āis on alert and ready to respond if the virus spreads to Louisiana.ā
āThe measles vaccine (known as MMR) has proven to be safe and effective, and I recommend it to my patients,ā he said. āAdults and children should consider getting the vaccine if they havenāt already received it. ā
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I can remember having measles so it must have been 1954 or 1955. In my family we always said āthe measles.ā As in, Robin has the measles. I donāt know if that was just my family or if everyone said it that way back then.
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They arenāt planning any international travel - just domestic travel for Easter weekend. They do know she can get it early, if needed. Although, it isnāt as effective.
As mentioned, I will get the booster because I fall into the age category (born in 1964).
We did too - āthe measlesā, actually still do!
If only that were so!
Remember this dialogue from the movie Apollo 13?
- Ken Mattingly: 13, this is Houston, do you read?
- Jim Lovell: Roger that, Ken. Are the flowers blooming in Houston?
- Ken Mattingly: Thatās a negative, Jim. I do not have the measles.
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Far too close to home, and the family was in a lot of places where vulnerable others could have been exposed. I hope not too many people become sick.
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San Antonio may have a case of measles in a school age child. Or it may be German Measles. Or it may be neither one as it may not be confirmed yet. All depends on which news source you read. Frustrating.