For some reason, the mumps coverage I’ve read so far omits this part of the story.
This part of the story is not too controversial for our local
Media. It should be included.
THE MUMPS WERE ERADICATED IN THE U.S. HOW DID THE DISEASE COME BACK?
Before the vaccine was introduced in 1967, mumps was a common childhood disease.
Mumps cases were down by more than 99 percent in the U.S. until the anti-vaccine movement began to grow twenty years ago. Since then, the disease has continued to pop up throughout the country.
IS THE MUMPS VACCINE SAFE FOR MY CHILD?Yes, the MMR vaccine is safe and effective. There is no link between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism.