In 2000, the CDC announced that measles had been eradicated from the US. At that time, the CDC prided itself in this outstanding achievement and credited the success to its vaccination program. However, year after year, outbreaks continued to occur in communities across the nation. The fact of the matter is that measles will likely never be eliminated although it fits perfectly into a compelling narrative to promote vaccination compliance and to keep the public in fear and high alert. Indeed, measles is highly infectious. Yet to achieve herd immunity with ineffective, leaky vaccines, it would require 100 percent coverage worldwide. This cannot be accomplished when many low-income developing nations have barely half of their populations vaccinated.
According to health officials, the MMR is estimated to have a 5% failure rate. However, independent studies and screening of infected fully vaccinated persons indicate the rate could be 30% and higher. Even if the 5% is assumed accurate, this still translates to approximately 3 million children between 1-17 years of age who are unprotected despite being fully vaccinated. In addition, since measles infections are frequently mild and vaccinated individuals can often be asymptomatic carriers, there are greater dangers of the virus spreading silently. Furthermore, millions of visitors come to the US annually; therefore, the nation will never be fully protected from measles outbreaks.
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