the most vaccine is the rubella vaccine. the rails the heart of the book this race to get a rubella vaccine and i will speak about the people who war used and often abused in the race back 50, 60, 70 years doing get new therapies and vaccines. how did i actually get started on the project really began with another book, many of you may be fame if. the about a 19 -- event from 1951 in which a 31-year-old largely ill literal, very poor, africa woman was dying of cervical cancer, doctors took cells from their womb and they became a ubiquitous and hugely important tool in medical research. the wasn't aware of dismiss the author of the book spends time examining the impact of that on her family who was left behind. and i just could not put that book down, like so many people i'm sure and so that book was foremost in my mind a couple of years later when i came across a letter to the editor of science magazine from someone called leonard. a scientist in california and said, basically in this letter -- the creels are get upping all

so those are pictures of tiny rubella virus particles between cell when is rubella infects fetus it infects virtual every fetal organ. one of the outcomes of cataracts. this is steven who was born during the 1964 '65 epidemic born and deaf an pictured here at about age 8. and one who worked up stairs around the corner from the institute and he was a self-made man grew up in the bronx was not two pennies to rub together worked his way through medical school almost was shut out of medical school because he was jewish earned a new york state scholarship which meant that -- the down state medical center could not turn him down from medical school. he had his heart set on making vaccines, he had emulated hillary who headed star institute who had been a polio vaccine pioneer, and plot decided in midst of this epidemic that he was going to do something about it and already been working in britain where it hit a year earlier so he knew what it did to babies and returned to pfltd in 1964 as epidemic descended, and soon became known as the only doctor in philadelphia who could run a very lengthy and

but most important is the rubella vaccine. that is the race at the heart oa the book before there was one in the 1960s. finally, i will speak about some of the people who are oftenn abused in the race back the date, 60, 70 years ago to get new therapies and vaccines. how did i actually get darted on this project? it began with about come in many of you may be familiar with, and advanced in 1951 in which a 31-year-old largely illiterate, very poor african-american woman was dying of cervical cancer. doctors at johns hopkins took solved and they became a hugely important tool in medical research. she was unaware of this and the author of the book by rebecca's flute, spend a lot of time examining the impact of that on her family was left behind and i could not put the book down. i was foremost in my mind a couple years later when i came across a letter to the editor of science magazine from someone called when a case like. he identified himself and said basically in this letter that i derived in 1962 from an aborted readers and t

doctors recommend children get two doses of measles mumps and rubella vaccine. at 12-15 months and then again between 4 and 6 years old. the vaccine skeptics who spread doubt in the somali community declined our request for an interview. on its website the vaccine safety council of minnesota says, because there is risk there must be choice. patsy says this is what that choice looks like. >> that's why we vaccinate to prevent terrible life-threatening diseases. >> reporter: tonight, minnesota's children caught in the controversy. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, minneapolis. >> we are back in a moment with a scam you need to watch out for, just in time for mother's day. >>> with mother's day approaching this weekend, retailers are warning consumers of a scam quickly spreading through social media, coupons offering big savings like $50 or 50% off are part of a fishing scam to swipe private information. the digital coupons look so real many are falling victim. nbc news national contemporary core respondent miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: tonight, some of th

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doctors recommend children get two doses of measles mumps and rubella vaccine.12-15 months and then again between 4 and 6 years old. the vaccine skeptics who spread doubt in the somali community declined our request for an interview. on its website the vaccine safety council of minnesota says, because there is risk there must be choice. patsy says this is what that choice looks like. >> that's why we vaccinate to prevent terrible life-threatening diseases. >> reporter: tonight, minnot kristen dahlgren, nbc news, minneapolis. >> we are back in a moment with a scam you need to watch out for, just in time for mother's day. a am you this lovely lady has a typical airline credit card. so she only earns double miles on purchases she makes from that airline. what'd you earn double miles on, please? ugh. that's unfortunate. there's a better option. the capital one venture card. with venture, you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, everywhere, every day. not just airline purchases. seems like a no-brainer. what's in your wallet? i never miss an early but with

available is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine or mmr. >> some will have infection in their brainanent brain damage, blindness or deafness, so we wouldn't vaccinate if this was just a rashy illness. this is a very, very serious disease. >> reporter: in 2014, almost were vac nated. it's an unfounded fear that mmr causes autism. >> some parents, they said at least it's curable, because they believe that thing is causing ah tim. and they don't have a choice. >> reporter: this is a somalian mother of five children. four have received the mmr vaccine, but she waited until they were older, even after getting measles herself. what was that like? mow haumd doesn't plan to vaccinate her 5-year-old until he starts school in the fall. >> there is this big decision to make. are you going to choose to take the risk to vaccinate and get the long-term chronic illness? or are you going to take the risk of trying to do everything that you can in your power to prevent your child from getting the measles? that's a very hard choice. >> reporter: doctors say false information linking vaccines to do yo

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2014 -- more than half of international travelers who were áeligibleá to receive the measles, mumps, rubellahe c-d-c has issued travel notices for several other vaccine-related health issues. they say hepatitis-a is a risk almost everywhere in the world. they also point out that cholera has been noted in mexico and parts of asia.( mark ) experts say it is important to make sure you get to the doctor before ( mark ) and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six... police are searching for a man who tried to lure a child into his car in the east bay. we'll show you how the child's quick thinking led to the man driving away.( darya ) plus... we are learning new information about a nacho cheese sauce linked to one death and sickening nine others. hear what state health officials are saying about other possible botulism contaminations. ( mark ) and up ahead.... we'll show you a simple way to help get your child to sleep earlier. (james) your bay area forecast is after the break. Ñç we're coming up on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're

doctors recommend kids get two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, or mmr. >> the chance ofunderground tunnel containing radioactive waste in washington state is raising serious concerns at the site. officials at the nuclear reservation say that no radiation was detected and no workers were injured though they were told to take cover. they made plutonium for nuclear bombs for decades. they show the it's out of control. >> police in the east bay are looking for two who robbed a costco on monday night at the costco in danville just off interstate 680. police say three people went into the store, broke a glass display and stole items from out of it. store employees were able to hold one of the robbers until police could get there. the other two did get away. they arrested 21-year-old who is from oakland. >> at 5:58, new, two east bay cities will soon start repairing roads by using rubber recycled tires. the rubberized pavement will combine ground up waste tires with traditional paving materials. it's said to lost long, be quieter and more cost effective. >> search and rescue cr

to prevents the spread of the mumps and rubella vaccine or mmr. >> they can have permanent brain-damage have blindness or deafness. we wouldn't vaccinate if this was a rashy illness. this is a very serious disease. >> reporter: in 2014, 90% children were vaccinated. in the somalian community that dropped. abdirizak bihi said parents believe the vaccine causes autism. >> they believe that the disease is curable and that vaccine is causing the autism. ikram mohamed is a mother of five children. four have received the mmr vaccine. she waited until they were older even after getting measles >> what was that like. >> hospital stay. >> reporter: she doesn't plan to vaccinate her 5-year-old until he starts school fill a. >> will you choose to take the risk to vaccinate and get this long term chronic illness or take the risk of trying to do everything you kin your power to prevent your child from getting measles. it's a very hard choice. >> reporter: doctors say false information linking vaccines to autism is hurting children. >> do you get frustrated that this misinformation is still out there

travelers headed overseas and how frequently they refused vaccinations for the measle, mumps, and rubellao traveling. >> it included adults who visited a network of carolina uggs who focused international travel health. over 6,500 were eligible for the vaccine at the time of their clinic visits, however, over half would not get vaccinations. what are the reasons for that? >> 48% of ha was travelers refusing, mostly because of lack of concern. 28% said they don't need it and about 24% were health system barriers. so for instance, the physicians would send them back to their primary care to get vaccinated. i think the biggest issue is warning travelers, this is a traveler-related incident. measles, for example, has been eliminated in this country since 2000, but we still have these outbreaks if you trace them back, they're coming from an imported source. over half of these cases that are coming back are in u.s. travelers who were unvaccinated. very important to get that word out. important to get these out before you go abroad, especially not only to protect your own health but those of tho

to prevent the spread of the disease the measles mumps and rubella disease, mmr. >> one in a thousandwho get measles will have encephalitis, swelling in their brain, they could have brain damage or blindness or deafness. we wouldn't vaccinate if this was just a rashy illness. this is a veers disease. >> reporter: in 2014, almost 90% of 2-year-old minnesota children were vaccinated against measles. in the somali community that number plummeted to about 40%. the community leader says it's because of an unfounded fear spawned by anti-vaccine activists that mmr causes autism. >> some parents they said at the least this is curable, because they believe that is causing autism and they don't have a choice. >> reporter: this is a mother of five children. four received the mmr vaccine but she waited until they were older even after getting measles himself. what was that like? she doesn't plan to vaccinate her 5-year-old until he starts school in the fall. >> there is a big decision to make, are you going to choose to take the risk to vaccinate and get the long term chronic illness or are you g