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Following the death of a one-and-a-half-year-old baby from the measles in Jerusalem on Thursday, another push to require vaccinations from the disease hits the Knesset.
A one-and-a-half-year-old baby died from the measles on Thursday at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.
The baby was reportedly not vaccinated from the disease and was brought to the hospital without a pulse on Thursday.
In response to the baby’s death, Knesset Member, Merav Ben-Ari (Kulanu) initiated a bill in the Knesset to immunize babies from the measles.
“What has happened is a difficult and tragic case that could have been avoided if the parents had bothered to vaccinate their daughter in time, this was an unnecessary death of a toddler who had her whole life ahead of her.”
“The bill I proposed is awaiting the Health Ministry’s decision and will be brought up in committee meetings in the coming weeks. In the mean time I call on all parents to vaccinate their children to prevent future cases like this one.” said Ben-Ari.
The Health Ministry also reiterated their call for parents to vaccinate their children to protect them from contracting the measles.
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“This is a disease that was virtually wiped off the map and suddenly it’s coming back” the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The Health Ministry also notes that 90% of deaths caused by the measles occurred because vaccinations were not given.
The total number of measles cases nationwide stands at 1,287, a majority of which are in Jerusalem with 753 residents infected.
Measles is one of the most serious infectious diseases. Symptoms of measles typically appear seven to 14 days after a person is infected and can include a high fever, coughing, a runny nose, red or watery eyes and sometimes tiny white spots in the mouth – known as Koplik spots – which can appear two or three days after the onset of symptoms, if at all, the Health Ministry said.
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