The disease isairborne, with infectious particles lasting in the air for up to two hours.
There is no cure for measles; the vaccine is the only line of defense.
At a recent doctors appointment, I asked my daughters pediatrician if he would consider it for her.
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It was a no-brainer for me, she tellsRolling Stone.
I didnt feel like I was being taken very seriously, Amanda says.
Its really like, I have no way of protecting [my daughter], she says.
Theres nothing else I can do, except get a vaccine.
The second dose must be given at least four weeks after the first, notes Dr. Bhushan.
After her daughter received the second dose, Katy felt reassured by her heightened immunity.
Were giving her all the tools we can, she says.
Were cautious, but still living our lives.
Its not something I ever thought I would have to worry about.
As the news spread, my sister called me.
In our family lore, I knew my mother had a baby brother who died in infancy.
What I didnt know until this week was that he had died of measles.
In the former Yugoslavia, where my family lived, the vaccine wasnt yet available.
My grandmother deeply mourned the loss of her infant son until her own death in 2020.
I think of them both now, as I wait for the day my daughter turns one.
There will be presents and balloons and cake and blissfully, finally the first dose of the MMR vaccine.
