To the editor: Visitor contributor Robert B. Shpiner’s anger with the irresponsible conduct of our present secretary of Well being and Human Companies is well-justified (“RFK Jr.’s focus on viral nonsense is putting children’s lives at risk,” Feb. 22). Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an entire failure at protecting us protected from contracting controllable infections. Adults who survived measles as unvaccinated youngsters within the ‘50s and ‘60s ought to communicate up in regards to the seriousness of this illness.
I used to be 9 years previous after I was identified with measles. At the moment, most physicians acknowledged the signs and tried to rapidly isolate the sick baby whereas the illness performed out. I bear in mind being very sick and feverish till I recovered. I used to be fortunate! I didn’t expertise the doable mind injury, lack of sight or, for some, lack of life. However I bear in mind even now, 70 years later, how ailing I used to be.
There is no such thing as a drugs that may deal with this extremely contagious illness. The MMR vaccine, nevertheless, is very efficient at stopping one from contracting measles, mumps and rubella.
We’d like extra physicians to talk up and protest this present administration’s utter disregard for our kids’s well being earlier than we return to the times earlier than there have been protected and efficient vaccines out there to stem infections. I urge anybody not sure of vaccination to take heed to physicians and nurses and get their unprotected youngsters vaccinated instantly.
Susan Waelder, North Hollywood
