The measles and whooping cough have spread in North Texas. There is a vaccine called M.M.R. that could cure the measles and whooping cough, but it is discouraged. People have been trying for ten years to renew the immunization legislation policy, but the Republicans do not agree with the decision. “Sometimes we as a society are not going to be convinced of something that makes sense unless we experience a loss,” said by a pediatrician who is on the Texas Medical Association council named Dr. Jason Terk. 95% of Texas agreed to do the vaccination and the rest didn't know it existed. A man who hadn't got the vaccination, but was infected with the measles spread the disease to 20 other people. This man could have prevented those 20 people from getting sick if he had gotten the vaccine. Measles could become as common as the flu and if they don't renew the immunization legislation policy and let people get the vaccine then the whole world could end up with the measles. The M.M.R. vaccine needs to be approved so the world isn't infected by the measles or the whooping cough.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/us/outbreaks-make-a-case-for-vaccinations.html?ref=texas
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