Pro-Immunizations

1. Since monovalent vaccines containing measles, rubella, and mumps vaccine viruses -- and subsequently combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine -- were licensed, the numbers of reported cases of measles, mumps, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) have decreased by more than 99%

1.1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00053391.htm

2. The outbreak occurred because measles was imported into a population of children whose parents had chosen not to vaccinate their children because of safety concerns, despite evidence that that measles-containing vaccine is safe and effective (4) The cost of containing this outbreak was estimated at $167,685 (5).

2.1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5550a2.htm

3. Recommendations for preventing further measles transmission from importations in this and other U.S. settings include reminding health-care providers to 1) consider a diagnosis of measles in ill persons who have traveled overseas, 2) use appropriate infection-control practices to prevent transmission in health-care settings, and 3) maintain high coverage with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine among children.

3.1. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm57e222a1.htm

4. Diseases had already begun to disappear before vaccines were introduced, because of better hygiene and sanitation.

4.1. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/