any received the mmr vaccine. in a short time, he regressed precipitously. >> at the age of? .5. he got his vaccines slightly before that juncture. he had eeg's that were abnormal, a black bit brain waves -- epileptic rain ways. when i studied, what did brain injury look like? i studied the compensation program. lo and behold, brain swelling, brain damage is a common side effect among side effects from vaccines, as his autism. that is covered up. the federal government doesn't track it. they would say there is no association. if you look at compensated cases of brain injury, you will see autism left, right, and center. i think what happened to my son is what i've heard to thousands of parents. i work in this area. it is not a typical story. one stories and anecdotes. what should happen is there should be rigorous -- science has been done. >> why do you think? >> that is a great question. i would love to hear from dr. paul offit. he was eight has been done. in indicted felon in denmark the department of justice has debts and nothing to bring the man back. another key question a

they got the mmr vaccine and they weren't fine. could the vaccine have done it?t's a reasonable question. it's a question that can be answered and has been. now you have more than 14 studies done on three continents who did or didn't get the mmr vaccine and those who got it were at no greater risk than those who didn't get it. all it does is increase your risk of measles, mumps and rubella. >> you're considered a lightning rod. you've been called the devil's servant servant, dr. profit. you get death threats. you still keep coming out here. you're telling people these vaccines are not just safe but crucial and necessary. why is this worth it to you? >> i think we care deeply and their health. there's not a year that goes by where there's not a child that suffers. the parent had chosen not to vaccinate them. the eyes on the prize. these children will stand up for them. i think at children's hospital philadelphia that's what we do. >> thank you very much. there's a lot more you can read about online. i've been open about my view. i am vaccinated my 1-year-old son.

something very different than they're saying. >> ifill: a clarification, when they talk about the mmr vaccine're talking about mumps, measles and rubella. president obama echoed the kerns of health officials yesterday when he said in an interview that children should be vaccinated. joining me is patricia stinchfield, director of infection prevention and control for the children's hospital and clinics of minnesota. welcome. thank you for joining us. how does this outbreak compare toll what we have seen in the past? should we be really worried by these numbers? >> i think we should be concerned by the numbers because the spread of measles is so easy to happen amongst people who are unimmunized. that virus can stay aloft in the air two hours after someone with measles has walked through a room, whether a lobby in a clinic, grocery store or football game, and anyone who comes through that room who is not immunized will get measles 90% of unimmunized will get measles. very contains. i spent my 27th year of my career at children's trying to explain how dangerous measles was. we had an entire ward f

so we currently have over three million doses of mmr vaccine. the vaccine stockpile has been used both for outbreak response, but it's also been used for vaccine shortages. and even with our robust vaccine manufacturing industry, there are many vaccines where there's only one or two manufacturers that produce them. and when there are interruptions in supply, we'll have to go to our stockpile to make sure that there's not an interpretation in use. -- interruption in use. so it's really been a critical safety net for the vaccine security. >> i want to explore a little further this issue of production and interruptions in production both with disease-preventable diseases that are prevented by vaccines but also, you know, with the inflew wednesday sa vaccine where there may not be 100% match to the strain that's prevalent in a given flu season. two issues. one is -- well, three issues. domestic manufacture versus overseas manufacture in case of an epidemic that's particularly lethal has been a long issue. and i understand we've improved domestic prod

author discussing an unconventional idea about the mmr vaccine. >> something they have been talking about is giving vaccines at a younger able. that is an objection. >> babies are will judicial at 12 months but a doctor said it could be time to consider doing it at nine months. she said that would mean more shots. >> the immunity isn't as lasting so we wait a year because at a year the immunity lasts longer. if we give it at nine months we have to still give it again at 15 months and then at 4-year. >> this office is putting pressure on parents who do not want did vacation nature calling them and asking them to reconsider. >> they pull data from patients to the age of four that have not been vas natured and we are reaching out to those families and discussing the cases with them and inviting them to come to our office at their convenience to be vaccinated. >> we asked a per her -- asked a mother her thoughts on vaccinating at nine months. her daughter is not vaccinate because she is eight weeks. >> scary. can you not let that take over your life. do what you can. wash your hands. stay hom

. >> reporter: doctor steve own aronoff a chair of pediatrics at temple says mmr vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective. he said politicians like new jersey governor christie has caused unfortunate confusion by first saying parents should have a choice which was filled by a clarification from his office saying children should be vaccinated. >> i usually don't go to politicians for my medical advice. >> national average of children in kindergarten who have received the mmr vaccine is just under 95 percent. that is rate in new jersey, delaware's number is up at 96 percent. experts say part of the reason that pennsylvania's number is so much lower is the large amish population which generally does not the belief in vaccinations. one example lancaster county which has a big amish population only 77 percent vaccination rates there. they are at risk for this measles out break. >> certainly some eye opening numbers there, stephanie, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> well, philadelphia police meantime are looking for a gunman who critically injured a man in southwest philadelphia. th

if you don't have records, there's in harm in getting another mmr vaccine. people don't think of traveling to europe as risky, but there's measles in europe. so we want people to know that the mmr vaccine is safe and effective and it's the best way to protect yourself and your family from this disease. >> woodruff: is it accurate to say that adults who are around children more may be more vulnerable? >> well, we don't want adults who are children spreading the measles to the young kids. most adults are protected from measles. east really the health care workers and the international travelers that we make a special effort to make sure have that documented immunity. if you're around young children and you're not sure it's fine to get another vaccine, but we'd really like the emphasis to be on parents keeping their kids up to date with all the recommended vaccines. >> woodruff: dr. schucat for americans who may not realized the severity of measles who may just classify it as oh it's another childhood illness it's not really a big deal what is the c.d.c.'s mess

anti-vaccers clung to a now widely discredited 1998 report linking vaccines to autism specifically the mmr vaccinemeasles. the report was later retracted and the researcher lost his medical license. mccarthy has since softened her stance, saying she's not anti- anti-vaccine but has concerns about the safety of some. >> science has won the debate. it's overwhelmingly clear that vaccines are safe effective, the best way we can protect our children conveyance preventible illnesses. we need to shift the tide from fear to parents feeling good about the decision to protect their children. >> reporter: two days after the house call, the johnsons have more vaccine questions for dr. barr. >> the one that is like for the brain, you know, concerns -- there's like 1 in 1 million. >> no vaccination today. >> maybe another day? or probably not? >> maybe -- maybe another day. i think that we'll continue to do a bit more research. >> a lot of people calling orange county the ground zero for the measles outbreak. does that concern you at all? >> the numbers are still -- low enough where it's not so much a concern

there are problems with the mmr vaccine. ter four years and 2,000 adverse events. there are problems with the vaccine. we have 58 deaths associated with the vaccine and vaccine compensation program. we are from a family with auto-immune disorders. no one warned us beforehand. now i have a son that has permanent brain injury the rest of his life and parents need to know that. >> she thinks the parents need to know that because when you go to your pediatrician let's be honest they never say there could be risks to this vaccine, what's your family history. here's the schedule of your family history and here's the schedule of the vaccines let's do these vaccines. >> you need to prepare your family history, is there a history of immunoauto disease. after your son had a bad reaction to the vaccine. there should have been a question asked at that time and shouldn't have continued to give repeated doses. >> they told me he had the flu, there's nothing wrong. it happened twice. his brain has suffered for the rest of his life. there ar

no increase of autism whatsoever in the population that received the mmr vaccine.ut that away. >> and finally you think -- what do you think about whether the cdc or government should intervene and make this into a mandate? that's a big question that comes from you guys who cover all of this. >> it's going to be a big issue especially if you have a potentially ill child going to a school where kids are not vaccinated. i guess the -- >> become a health crisis. >> one thing that states have started to do to david's point, making it a lot harder to get a deferment on this. come on. because then people get put at risk like in california. >> switching gears now you know today is super bowl sunday and a few hours away the game will have kickoff. some tips coming up from the doctors on how to make your super bowl party fun and more healthy. next. ♪ expected wait time: 55 minutes. your call is important to us. thank you for your patience. waiter! vo: in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren't treated like a priority. we do things differently. we'll take care of it

in 2013, 95% of kindergartners were immunized with all required vaccines including both of mmr. the federal vaccine for children program has removed barriers to access for eligible children since 1994. our state's online immunization information systems supported by section 317 federal funds, ensures authorized users, such as clinics and schools, have access to immunization records to see what vaccines a child may need or to verify that they are protected. we have more work to do with vaccinations for teens and adults that prevent seasons such as meningitis, cancer, and shingles. public health colleague to address misinformation and concerns about safety, l benefits, and affordability. to improve access, our department is using public health funds to help clinics become in network providers for commercial insurance plans so we can provide recommended vaccines to their beneficiaries with no out-of-pocket costs. when it comes to disease outbreaks, he realized how much public health work goes into one case of measles. i vividly recall each of the nine cases tennessee has had in the

had he had two doses of mmr vaccine. the community there has a high vaccination rate, which is why we are not seeing it spread. and you know how close college kids can be. i think it is a good test of the important of in unity in a community. host: one of the discussions that has come out --, up is the idea of scheduling the immunizations. describe what the schedule is and concerns you have heard about it and what you would respond to that. guest: the schedule is an important part of making sure that people stay up to date on their immunizations. keeping our rates high and are communities protected. it is developed by the cdc. it is approved by the american pediatrics association. weeks -- i spent a lot of time working with the advisory committee on immunization practices. i was the first nurse in 2004 to go to the cdc from children's hospital as a nurse practitioner and look at things like what is the data on the schedule. what do we know about how many vaccines are safe to give at one time. i am very confident our sche

but the daycare center say if kids had not yet received the mmr vaccine, stay home for the next 21 days. california, or disneyland, state lawmakers want to change the law governing exemptions. it would abolish vaccination exemptions for personal beliefs. >> we should not wait for more children to get sick or die before we act. >> i really simple size with parents because they are exposed to a lot of confusing information. it can be difficult to sort through what is credible and what is not credible. >> as detailed by the "l.a. times" 13,592 children have personal belief affidavits on file. the overwhelming majority of exemptions are based on nonreligious personal beliefs. according to one of the sponsors, one issue of the recently national outbreak is how many states allow religious or perm exemptions. all of those golden colored state, 20 states are the ones shaded darker allow those based on personal belief. more on that in a moment. in the midst of the nation's current outbreak, california is not the only state considering a change in it's laws. a state lawmaker would disbelieve pers

one of the problems is measles is lumped together in the mmr vaccine, measles, mumps and rubella. nes used to be separated. the idea is that we don't want our children to get so many shots, right, growing up. you already take them to their pediatrician, and they might have to get three, four shots in the same visit. so by grouping them together, we can increase compliance with vaccine schedules, mumps and rubella are also dangerous diseases. rubella, for example, can cause miscarriages in pregnant women, mumps can lead to sterility in young boys, so because all these diseases do cause such bad health problems, it really helps us vaccinate our children more effectively and conveniently for parents. so we could separate them, but really the compliance is much higher with vaccines when they're together in the single shot. kennedy: i think parents should have the choice to separate them so they can sit down with their doctor because the worry is for some people if they bundle them together, they're going to have deleterious effects on the brain. another public health crisis was shroude

what really poses a threat is glaxosmithkline already has an mmr vaccine for measles.y have developed it. they have been testing it in the u.s. they plan to apply for a license in the u.s. i talked to a former cdc official who said that will spread out the market share because the cdc wants multiple suppliers. not only for leverage, but because it ensures you have the supply. it is supply safety. that could take away their market share. >> there was that outbreak in arizona near the site of the super bowl. one in homage country in ohio. something our public health officials are watching closely. thank you so much. oil prices reverse course. four-day rally halted as u.s. inventories exceed forecasts and climb to record levels. ♪ >> welcome back to the second half-hour of "bottom line." i'm mark crumpton in new york. it's time for the commodities report. su keenan is here with the details. >> we are seeing a big reality check for the oil bulls, reversing yesterday's strong gains. it shows the cautionary tale of when people try to declare a bottom out. the biggest four-da

we currently have over 3 million doses of mmr vaccine. the vaccine stockpile has been used for outbreak response and vaccine shortages. even with a robust vaccine manufacturing industry, many vaccines only have one or two manufacturers producing them. and there are interruptions that supply, we have to go to our stockpile to make sure there is not an interruption in use. it has been a critical safety net for the vaccine security. >> i want to explore a little further the issue of production and interruptions in production. with diseases that are preventable by vaccines and the influence of vaccines where they may not be 100% matched to the strain -- two issues -- three issues. the mystic manufacturer versus overseas manufacturer -- domestic manufacturer. with improved domestic production, everything you can elaborate on that would be helpful. secondly, production is usually still slow and based on chicken and. -- chicken eggs. there have been -- where are we on that? with regard to diseases that are preventable by a vaccine, we have had dr

proven to be false has tried to be replicated and has failed to be replicated, which links the mmr vaccine for measles to autism. fears about potential risks of vaccinating children and unfortunately that has led it has taken foothold in popular culture, led a number of parents to question whether or not they should vaccinate their children and led us to this situation we are in now. >> sadly it's not just their parents but some doctors have told them to do this, right? >> unfortunately that is inconsistent with the science. these doctors who are giving this kind of vice advice not according to what we understand, and these doctors are practicing far away with what is good medicine. >> let me play a sound bite from rand paul. >> i'm not against vaccination but it should be voluntary how about somebody not taking a smallpox vaks seen. for the most part it should be voluntary. >> what do you say about that? >> people like senator paul, who is also a physician taking politics ownership science. the decision not to vaccinate is not just about one's only one's own children and their exposure, h

if you've had two doses of the mmr vaccine you are most likely immune. >> now for those people who just aren't quite sure if they've been vaccinated, what do you recommend? >> sure, so there's some general rules of thumb for adults who may not have their vaccination records. if you were born before 1957 you were most likely exposed as a child and are likely immune. for people born after that, i think it's worth discussing with your health care provider. there's a test can you get if you're not sure. there is a vaccine we gave in the early 1960s when we first had vaccine that may not have been as effective. but ever since 1967 we've had a great vaccine and we've been giving two doses of vaccine since 1989. if you're not sure check with your health care provider and you can get a test or a vaccination. >> one more thing about symptoms. some people may have the flu and think they have contracted measles. what do you recommend to figure out what you really have? >> sure. measles does start with cold-like symptoms, a cough, runny nose and red eyes. often it takes a few days before you see th

. >> children should have the mmr vaccine by age 2. and if not we ask them to find another doctor. >> get the shot or good somewhere else. he says the health of the kids who can't get the vaccine convinced him to enact the policy. >> we have lots of kids who are susceptible to measles. infants under a-year-old, children who have diseases. >> reporter: they have one of the highest rates of measles vaccine exemptions for kids. the rates climbed in the last 15 years. peaked in 2012 with 8% not being vaccinated. it has gone down by 1% since then. >> it is deadly. we know 1-1,000 will get brain damage. it is a preventible illness. >> they have received hundreds of calls in the past couple weeks from parents wanting to make sure their kids shots are up to date. the latest case confirmed this morning, southern california. >> thank you. >>> the new england patriots and their fans are on cloud 9 after last night's win in super bowl xlix. fans poured into the snow covered streets of boston after the last second interception and gave the patriots

fair tax county say that is people -- fair tax countycy people that have received one dose of an mmr vaccine are at a low risk of being infected. systems are a fever, runny nose followed by a body rash. >>> the school board voted to start middle school and high schools 20 minutes later next year and elementary school students will get an extra ten minutes of sleep. we have more live at richard montgomery high school in rockville with the story. bruce, it doesn't seem like a lot, but i guess every little bit helps. >> reporter: it doesn't seem like a lot but some people say even 20 minutes is a little bit. hopefully some of the crabby teenagers will be a little less crabby next year. i tell you what. it is amazing of this issue of when to start school has divided the community. students took the new that is they will be getting an extra 20 minutes to sleep in next year with decidely mixed opinions. >> we want sleep, we want sleep. >> reporter: sleep-ins, before- dawn video shoots and crowded hearings all left the school board divided, voting 5-3 to push high school and middle school start tim

out and responded by e-mail and said they have not recommended an accelerated first dose of the mmr vaccine. christie smith. >> the victim's family believes he wanted to be killed by police officers. they suspect he wanted officers to kill him outside of his fiancee fiancee's home. in fact, he made the 911 call. his mother made the call. police say they saw it. when he advanced toward them they were forced to open fire. tearful residents begged him not to shoot. >> he was on his way to go back to school thinking about becoming a policeman. how ironic. >> he was engaged and a former student where he briefly played football for the school. he was also working at walmart to help support his 3-year-old daughter. >>> new at 6:00 tonight. counseling over suspension. they have a new crime-fighting tool and they're employing it on the east side. police say they've been making lots of arrests involving teens until they say they opted for talking instead of cuffing. damian the goal is to keep kids in school and out of juvy hall. >> reporter: that's right. this was the norm at overfelt high school. pa

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is ridiculous. >> follow-up studies of hundreds of thousands of studies could not show that the mmr vaccine caused autism. there were reports that wake field acted irresponsibleably. >> the paper is withdrawn officially in 2010, am i correct? >> yes, and he lost his medical license. they say you can't practice medicine anymore. >> so the corner stone crumbles and it took on this cultural light of their own. >> yes he is like a martyr. all of these people need something to believe in about why their child has autism. he is debunked. there is a preservative in vaccines that contains mercury. there is also a meth el mercury in tuna which is why we don't eat tuna. so people were confused about the nuance between them. and they said let's just take it out. they said, we will take the preservative out of vaccine just to be safe. so if you hear just to be safe then you think, oh, my gosh, it wasn't safe to begin with. >> this is exactly, i remember after the whole death panel thing, there was an end of life care consultation provision of law taken out in response to it because they said see, no de

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there's a huge evidence base now that the mmr vaccine is not linked to autism. >> reporter: but the quackery a rise in autism diagnoses has propelled an anti-vaccination movement one that is now linked to the spread of preventable contagious diseases that can kill. >> choosing not to vaccinate your child, also endangers the health of others in your community. >>> a recent outbreak at disneyland now accounts for most of the 102 measles cases spreading across more than a dozen states, putting the most vulnerable at risk. those kids too young or too sick to get immunized are the most in danger. the science and medicine on childhood vaccines recommended by the cdc is settled, but the presidential contest may inject into this important public health issue. >> one additional note from jake tapper. he's seen a list of required immunizations to governor chris christie and the list to senator rand paul in kentucky and asked each man which should be made voluntary if any. he did not hear back from either governor christie or senator rand paul. >>> up next, frank bruney of "the new york times" writes a

was a survey, a study that was published that said that there might an link between the measles mmr vaccinend autism. that since has been debunked, but some people ignore that science and mistakenly believe that it causes autism or other problems. parents who choose not to vaccinate are putting their kids at risk of getting potentially deadly diseases like measles. they're endangering other young children or anyone with weak immune systems or people who can't be vaccinated for medical reasons. we've seen 644 cases of measles in the united states after irradicating this disease. >> what should be done about it? >> i'm sort of talking about that tonight. peter coye has written a peace. he said the shaping going on, shaming parents who are not interested in vaccinating their children is not the answer. you and i know this. if someone has strongly held beliefs, shaming does not help them to come around and say you're right i'll give my kid a needle. but the problem is exposing people to the cold hard fact of science does not work all that well either. we're relying on herd immunity. if enough p

there's a huge evidence base now that the mmr vaccine is not linked to autism. >> reporter: but the quackery built on the tragedy of a rise of autism diagnose ease has propelled an anti-vaccination movement one that is now linked to the spread of preventible, contagious diseases that can kill. >> choosing not to vaccinate your child also endangers the health of others in your community. >> reporter: a recent outbreak of measles that began at disney land now ask thes for most of the 102 cases spreading across the united states putting the most vulnerable at risk those kids too young or too sick to get immunized are the most in danger. the recommendations by the cdc is settled, but the presidential contest may inject serious ignorance into this issue. jake tapper washington. >>> outside the united states the world health organization says measles vaccines are helping prevent millions of deaths. take a look at this graph. you can see that in the early 1980s, there were more than 4 million measles cases per year. when fewer than 20% of the world's children were immunized. but as vaccinations inc

. >> mmr vaccine is incredibly safe. it can wear off in 10% of the cases if you or i are going to disneyland, we should be checked let's get the vaccine. >> communication more important than any vaccine. we cannot rely just on vaccines. >> i'm not trusting president obama to tell me to vaccinate. >> this is big big numbers. >> coming up a huge important question of the day. we need your answer, straight ahead. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. no super-slow-motion footage of trucks splashing through the mud. no cowboy hats, horses or hay bales. just a ram 3500 that head to head can out-tow ford's f-350 by more than one and a half tons. get more facts at ramtrucks.com. crest presents: crest 3d white whitestrips vs. whitening trays. these trays feel a little loose. it's kind of hard to talk. the whitestrips

. >> part of the reason i'm here is because my son is only 9 weeks old so he can't have the mmr vaccine so he's one of the vulnerable infants and if he contracted measles somehow, somewhere i think most people know that there is a 90% chance that the disease will be transmitted. it's one of the most contagious microbes out there. if my son were to get it he would be really -- he'd be in trouble and so it's important to remember it's not just about your child or your school-aged child. it's about -- it's about transmission and the rate of transmission and how these things could catch like wildfire and create a real outbreak. >> have you been acting differently now with your son in terms of where you will take him in public? he's only 9 weeks old because of this outbreak? >> you know i have to say it has crossed my mind when i think about taking him on the school run or not taking him on the school run it crosses my mind how many people in my school aren't vehicle ayn eighted. how many people at this birthday party aren't vaccinated? how do i know if he's safe? >> our thanks to amanda pee

listen art, you know this well a lot of anti-vaccine argument hinges on a 1998 study linking the mmr vaccine to autism. that study was found completely faulty the author of that report, dr. andrew wakefield was accused of fraud, saying he misrepresented and altered medical history. >> and lost his license. >> and lost his license, that did not make nearly as many headlines i think than the information that these vaccines could cause autism. >> unfortunately, things live on in the internet so you still see people talk about autism. i wish i could explain the rise in autism. you know it correlates with a bunch of things correlates with eating more organic food for example, correlates with jenny mccarthy's time on earth. it isn't persuasive at this point in time to point to vaccines as the problem with autism. the rates have been going up vaccination rates are going down. that tells you don't worry about that. one other thing, sometimes people say you know i don't want to give my kids these poisons, but vaccines are made of naturally existing virus and back tear they're aten waited or killed. t

there's a huge evidence base now that the mmr vaccine is not linked to autism. >> reporter: but the quackeryt on the tragedy of a rise in autism diagnoses has propelled an anti-vaccination movement, one that is now linked to the spread of preventable contagious diseases that can kill. >> choosing not to vaccinate your child also endangers the health of others in your community. >> reporter: a recent outbreak of measles that began at disneyland now accounts for most of the 102 measles cases spreading across more than a dozen states putting the most vulnerable at risk. those kids too young or too sick to get immunized are the most in danger. the science and medicine on childhood vaccines recommended by the cdc is settled. but the presidential contest may inject some serious ignorance into the bloodstream of this important public health issue. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >>> that's really what this seems to come down to. a certain level of ignorance. globally the world health organization says the measles vaccine has helped save millions of lives. despite that progress measles still an issue

recent numbers from 2013 say more than 96% of children in the district ages 19 to 35 months received mmr vaccine nap's the second best in the nation right new hampshire. maryland ranks eighth with more than 95% of kids vaccinated but virginia ranked 45th in all the vaccines that were taken. 88% of kids having received vaccine. we posted how our numbers stack up against other states on our nbc washington app. >>> now we have more from david culvert. he niece virginia. david? >> reporter: from local departments of health fuel local hospitals. their warning is one of precaution stressing there's no specific threat when it comes to this measles outbreak at least not yet. the pictures can be hard to see. the measles virus showing itself all over this child's body. the site leaves many of the parents eager to protect your young, but the question is how? >> i had all mine vaccinated. i just think it's safer for everybody. >> i think kids should be vaccinated. >> reporter: that's one perspective and the one supported by many doctors. the centers for disease control urging parents to have their children

. >> mmr vaccine is incredibly safe. t can wear off in 10% of the cases if you or i are going to disneyland, we should be checked let's get the vaccine. >> communication more important than any vaccine. we cannot rely just on vaccines. >> i'm not trusting president obama to tell me to vaccinate. >> this is big big numbers. >> coming up a huge important question of the day. we need your answer, straight ahead. no super-slow-motion footage of trucks splashing through the mud. no cowboy hats, horses or hay bales. just a ram 3500 that head to head can out-tow ford's f-350 by more than one and a half tons. get more facts at ramtrucks.com. startup-ny. it's working for new york state. already 55 companies are investing over $98 million dollars and creating over 2100 jobs. from long island to all across upstate new york, more businesses are coming to new york. they are paying no property taxes no corporate taxes no sales taxes. and with over 300 locations, and 3.7 million square feet available, there's a place that's right for yo

next what doctors say about giving infants the mmr vaccine and what local day cares here are doing toe cautious. >>> also ahead, survival story. this 30-year-old woman says she was in perfect health. then she nearly died from a sudden heart attack. how she lived to tell her story. >>> plus water warning. a delaware community has been under a boil advisory for hours. still ahead on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- just how long they'll have to wait until they get the all clear. >>> right now at 5:30 keeping kids safe from a growing medical scare, the measles. the contagious illness has been making little ones sick across the country and has sparked intense debate over vaccinations. >> randy gyllenhaal is live in abington. while medical experts implore parents to vaccinate their children it's not always an option. >> reporter: if your baby is less than a year old, it's not recommended you get the vaccine. doctors usually start giving the shot around 12 to 18 months which means for infants in our area, it's a particularly risky time to be out, especially around people who are unvaccinated. >> her

the mmr vaccine. so we're recommend going to their doctor, find out are the adults protected?an tell you a lot are not. a lot have never even had one shot. so it is real important we can get blood test, check your immune status. play it safe. those at highest risk, international travel. those had go to college or trade schools health professions, these are areas that you should really talk to about, or if you are a woman make sure that you have immune status against this, because you don't want to get mist unless you're pregnant. >> right. >> can lead to miscarriage. so you're right adults need to also talk to their doctors like the forgotten generation, protect the kids. but we have to get the adults. >> if you would drop some knowledge on us about the symptoms of measles because i think i heard it first almost like flu or cold symptoms at first. >> yes ukee, you're right. you know, first of all anyone contagious, if you've been exposed usually might take ten to 12 days for symptoms to occur if they do, but might start off with a fever. might be low grade at first cough, runn

it's the 13,000 parents last year who took that exemption and said that i don't believe in the mmr vaccinehool because of that exemption. >> how bad you think that this outbreak all get and what happens when adults get them two isn't it a worse thing for adults to get it? >> i'm worried that this could get into the thousands. you know 145,000 kids died last year world wide of the measles. >> i did not know that. to answer this question in the u.s., with our health care system, it is not very likely that you're going to die from the measles. and 10% get pneumonia, one out of a thousand die. and so it's something to be taken quite seriously. >> speaking of children, the cdc says it's found a lot of packaged goods for toddlers that contain high amounts of salt and sugar. are you surprised? >> i'm not happy about it. one out of nine infants and young children already have high blood pressure and the reason is because of the salt. >> babies? >> yes, babies and young children. because 80% of kids aged one to three exceed the amount of salt but they are supposed to get on a daily basis. because t

years ago that there was a link between autism and the measles vaccine or more specifically the mmr vaccinees by multiple sources. it was found to be a fraudulent study and many experts have weighed in saying the measles vaccine is safe that it does not have any evidence that it's linked to autism. >> i'm sorry. >> no, go ahead. >> want you to finish. i thought you had finished. >> the key point we want to make here is that the vaccine is safe and effective and, in fact quite effective. if you get both doses of the vaccine as is recommended, then you have a brother tekz rate of 97%, which is pretty good. and to contrast that if you don't get vaccinated and you're exposed to the mealses, you have a 90% chance of kachling the inging inging the illness. >> when you have someone like rand paul say i've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines. >> look. i understand there are parents who are concerned about vaccines, and i know that that concern comes from ultimately just wanting to do what's best for your kid and

the claim that there was a link between autism and the measles vaccine, or more specifically the mmr vaccinemes in multiple sources. it was found to be a fraudulent study and many medical experts including the institute of medicine have weighed in saying that the measles vaccine is safe. that it does not have any evidence that it's linked to autism. and -- >> i'm sorry. >> go ahead. >> i want you to finish. i thought you'd finished. >> the key point that we want to make here is that the vaccine is safe and effective. and in fact quite effective. if you get both doses of the vaccine as is recommended then you have a protection rate of 97% which is pretty good. and to contrast that with the fact that if you don't get vaccinated and you are exposed to measles then you have a 90% of catching the illness. >> when politicians say things like this is from senator rand paul i've heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines, does that help the conversation? >> well i think what we need to focus on in this conversation is the

for example, i think infants don't have to get it or it's not advised they get the mmr vaccination until they are after age 1. >> that's right. the mmr's begin to children between ages of 12 and 15 months. if the data looks at under the age of 1, you expect a low rate of vaccinations because the children do not typically receive the vaccine. however, the california department of public health's data looks specifically at ages 2 and up. between the ages of 2 and 5. so you wouldn't expect to see low mmr rates because by age 2, those children should have received mmr. that said you also mentioned the data bag out of date. that is most certainly true. google says the data is out of the date as well as the company bright horizons that runs the facility for ibm saying that data is incorrect. they are working on updating that. >> you disclosed that in the article i read. you point out the data could be out of date and, n. we heard from bright horizons and they say that at the ibm facility that they manage as a contractor, they have 100% compliance now with immunizations. >> right. >> so your re

vaccinated. >> recommendations for the mmr, which includes measles vaccine, are that it happens for babies afterage of 1. >> right. >> but if you are, for instance if you are one of those babies who is in the day care center where there was this outbreak or even if you are six months old and are traveling abroad there are recommendations that you can get a vaccine even if you are as young as six months old. >> that's right. >> why aren't all babies vaccinated at six months for measles? >> the 12 month age was chosen because that's when the vaccine is most effective so while it is safe at six months, you may not get the full immunity than you would at 1. that's why if you are traveling with a small child who is six months or older it's worth it to give them some protection but they probably won't get as much of an accidenteffect as if they were 12 months of age. if you have been exposed to an outbreak speak to your doctor about checking your immunity what you should do about your child and remember measles can live on a surface even after the infected person has left the room so proper hand hygie