Refusal of vaccination has been an urgent problem for many years. In particular, parents refuse to vaccinate their children against measles, rubella and mumps. The fears of these parents can be understood, because the Internet is full of myths about the dangers of vaccinations.
Refusal of vaccination has been an urgent problem for many years. In particular, parents refuse to vaccinate their children against measles, rubella and mumps. The fears of these parents can be understood, because the Internet is full of myths about the dangers of vaccinations.
One of the big recent studies on this issue has been published in Annals of Internal Medicine. This study was conducted in Denmark from 1999 to December 2010, and involved more than 650,000 children.
As part of the study, scientists assessed the risk of autism after vaccination against measles, rubella and mumps in groups of children with risk factors for the development of this disease (age of parents, smoking during pregnancy, term and method of delivery, Apgar score and other).
The study confirms that vaccination does not increase the risk of autism, does not cause autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with cases of autism after vaccination. This work has significantly supplemented the information obtained from previous studies. The value of such studies lies in the fact that they help to dispel myths about vaccination.
According to the Russian National Calendar of preventive vaccinations, vaccination against measles, rubella and mumps is carried out at the age of 12 months and 6 years. It should be borne in mind that in addition to individual protection, vaccination plays a role in creating group immunity. American researchers have concluded that even a 5% reduction in vaccination coverage triples the number of measles cases.
Currently, measles vaccination is extremely relevant, given the marked increase in the incidence of measles in a number of European countries, as well as in Russia.
According to the World Health Organization, measles is an extremely contagious, severe disease of viral origin. Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major measles epidemics occurred every 2-3 years, with 2.6 million measles deaths each year.
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