European measles 2024: 127,350 cases, 38 deaths
The most cases in 27 years. The death rates are comparable to what was seen in the US 75 years ago.
Europe comprises 53 countries, while the EU comprises 30 countries. Each reports measles separately.
The whole of Europe reported 127,350 measles cases and 38 deaths last year—1 death per 3,351 measles cases, or a little bit more than the 1 in 4,000 I told you reportedly occurred in the US during the 1940s and 50s.
The European Union/European Economic Area data were reported by the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) as 32,265 cases and 19 deaths, or 1 death per 1,698 measles cases.
The above numbers come from Google’s AI, Gemini. However, it could not find anywhere (during an involved query that took it to all major databases) the statistics on how many of the European cases developed measles-associated encephalitis.
Four million children are born in the US yearly.
If we stopped vaccinating for measles and we had 4 million measles cases per year in the US, we could expect to see 1,000-2,000 measles-related deaths yearly, based on modern European numbers. We would also see an unknown amount of mental impairments due to measles-associated encephalitis.
We would probably stop seeing several thousand or tens of thousands of measles vaccine-associated autism cases.
I would like to see the real proof that measles was the direct cause of any deaths.
I am beginning to wonder if people are getting measles confused with polio.
My brother was in the 7th grade when he got measles - was quite sick - my mother (an RN) was very worried - I remember. I also remember that measles (as well as mumps) are much tougher on you after puberty. No one has mentioned that.