ANTI-VAXXER parents are hosting "measles parties" so their kids can contract the deadly virus instead of getting the jab, it has been reported.
The study was retracted in 2010 but the paper has had a lasting influence with the "anti-vaxxer" movement particularly taking off in America. The "parties" are similar to "pox-parties" where kids were encouraged to contract chickenpox from each other.It is now widely recognised by health officials that vaccinating a child is far safer than deliberately infecting them.The city’s health commissioner said she was "particularly concerned" about these parties and urged parents to get the MMR vaccine for their children.“I know that getting vaccinated is far safer than getting measles.
These symptoms are then followed by the measles rash - the illness can last up to ten days and can result in hospitalisation or even death, according to the NHS.