Measles Mortality Insights

The discussion reveals that measles mortality had significantly decreased before the introduction of the vaccine in 1968, with a 98.6% drop noted by the time vaccination began. Historical data from England and the U.S. shows that measles was largely viewed as a mild disease by the 1960s, with very few deaths reported. The perception that the vaccine solely eradicated measles deaths is challenged, as the vaccine arrived after most of the mortality issues had already been resolved.