know when i was growing up in the 1950s, and by the way we were talking earlier i had measles, i had rubella, chickenpox, i had all of the children in my generation did. that the pediatrician would say that that is his single most important job is to get his children in his practice vaccinated. his single most important job is to help those children stay healthy. there are children who are not candidates for vaccinations, and there are children who have having reaction to vaccination. that's why you have parents asking today. it's a profound experience when you take your child into a pediatrician, and you follow the orders that have pediatrician, and you get your child vaccinated, and you watch your child regress physically, emotionally, and that child becomes a different child because they had a severe reaction to vaccine. families talk to each other. this personal experience is shared because we have three times vaccinationed recommended by the cdc than when my children were being vaccinated in the 70s and 80s. >> doctor, i admit when i look at the chart today, i have kids in their mid 20'

want to see is that to be expanded so you also restore immunization against measles and mumps and rubellaod diseases because those are coming back. >> brown: you have cited statistics before all this. just for perspective, this was a country that had a fairly good health system previously? >> right. it is a middle income country. and it was known, i mean it produced much of its drugs, i think 70% or so of its medicine was produced in country. i think it was known to have competent health facilities, competent doctors. and in the face of three years, you know, sadly, this has all been blown to smithereens, if you will. >> brown: so how much, if at all, are you and other aid groups able to talk to the government and insurgent groups about the situation, and of course, how much are you able to get any relief. >> we have certainly, i think first and foremost it is the responsibility of you know, the parties in syria to allow humanitarian assistant to-- assistance to comement in and we have certainly been calling that out, the need for that to happen. there is the statement by the security cou

erroneous report in the medical journal which is fraudulent research which ranked mesles and mumps and rubellandon, england. nonetheless the damage was done. parents said i haven't seen measles in years i'm not going to get it and not vaccinate my child. we have underpopulated vaccinated children. well to do and college educated and suburban and people who say i know better, i haven't seen a case, therefore, it won't come. yesterday, india reported they have now three years without polio. who would have thought that india could have make that vaccination leap? some say polio could come back. >> give me your ipad. it will explode. i will not let you read those. >> a bumpy day. >> thank you. >> get your baby shots for your kids! >> yes. >> and it's chuck.to chuck.todd@msnbc.com. >> a great cause for a great event focusing on improving medical practices and developing countries around the world. we will be talking to the ceo and founder of global health dr. vanessa carey next on "morning joe." ♪ running as fast as you can very crazy about a sharp dressed man ♪ salesperson #1: the real deal's the