{"id":10206,"date":"2025-07-18T17:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/?p=10206"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:11:59","slug":"measles-outbreak-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/measles-outbreak-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles Outbreak 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10206\" class=\"elementor elementor-10206\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83ec57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e83ec57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ce88a health-resources-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ce88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United States recently recorded its worst measles outbreak in 33 years, with nearly 1,300 confirmed cases as of July 2025. This resurgence is striking, given that measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. back in 2000, thanks to high vaccination rates. However, growing anti-vaccine sentiment has led to a steady climb in the number of reported measles cases, especially in neighbourhoods with lower vaccination rates.<\/p><p>Similar large-scale outbreaks have been reported in countries such as the UK and Canada. In the first 3 months of 2025, Thailand reported more than 1000 cases and Vietnam reported more than 40,000 suspected cases of measles.<\/p><p>Given that Singapore is a major travel hub, we are also at risk of measles spreading to our shores.<\/p><p><\/p><p>So, what exactly is measles, why is it so dangerous, and most importantly\u2014how can we protect ourselves?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef885e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ef885e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95746bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95746bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8beb12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8beb12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Measles?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5842268 health-resources-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5842268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that occurs worldwide. It is the leading cause of death in children aged 5 years and younger.<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91428d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c91428d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b7d8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56b7d8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddac7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddac7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Measles Contagious?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c061da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c061da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. Following exposure, about 90% of susceptible individuals will develop measles.<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The measles virus spreads through the air and through direct person-to-person contact (e.g. handshaking). Infectious droplets from an infected patient can remain in the air for up to 2 hours.<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Patients are infectious for about 5 days before the appearance of the rash to 4 days afterward. <\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Countries with successful vaccination programs have decreased their measles cases by as much as 99%. To prevent outbreaks, at least 85-95% of the population needs to be immune to maintain herd immunity.<sup><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\">3<\/a><\/span><\/sup> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daea775 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"daea775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4d798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b4d798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89756c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89756c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measles in Singapore<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f75841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f75841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Singapore successfully eliminated measles in 2018 with a strong vaccination program. In 2024, there were only 11 reported cases of measles in Singapore. However, with cases rising globally, Singapore has already seen 10 recorded cases of measles in the first 5 months of this year. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ae6e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0ae6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e706e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e706e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5641dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5641dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Happens if you get Measles? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244eed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Symptoms of a measles infection include: <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Fever <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cough and runny nose<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Red eyes <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Rashes <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Tiny painless ulcers on the insides of your cheeks <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Loss of appetite <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5528b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc5528b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec66195 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec66195\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d430b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d430b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Complications of Measles? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c45f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c45f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Complications occur in about 30% of cases<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and can include: <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Diarrhea<\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ear infection <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lung infection (most common cause of measles-associated death in children)<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Brain inflammation (encephalitis) <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Heart inflammation (myocarditis\/ pericarditis) <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Corneal inflammation (keratitis) <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d711ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8d711ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f64794 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f64794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5164462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5164462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is Measles diagnosed? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a21ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a21ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A diagnosis of measles is most commonly confirmed via a blood test for measles antibodies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0eca9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc0eca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d5ce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93d5ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b282cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b282cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Treatment for Measles? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfe5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dfe5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">There is no specific treatment for measles. Doctors usually prescribe medications to help with the symptoms associated with a measles infection. Complications such as lung infections and ear infections can be treated with antibiotics. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d618a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"38d618a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddedb2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddedb2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb764e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb764e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do we Prevent Measles? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c0c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c0c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Vaccination is the most effective way of protecting yourself from measles. Measles vaccination usually results in long-term immunity. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2 doses of measles vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles. <\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">While there is still a small risk of getting measles even after the vaccination, the severity of disease is much milder. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64082f2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64082f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83381ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83381ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b4db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82b4db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who should get the Measles Vaccine? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e21547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e21547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>All adults who have not been vaccinated<\/li><li>All adults who lack evidence of immunity (a blood test can be done to confirm immunity against measles)<\/li><li>All children are required to receive the MMR vaccine as part of the National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a5213 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0a5213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7e379 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f7e379\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9639e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9639e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707c6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"707c6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the types of Measles vaccine? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12054e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12054e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Combination Vaccine<\/strong> <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Live attenuated vaccine against Measles, Mumps and Rubella <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Licensed for use in children and adults<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV) Combination Vaccine<\/strong> <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Live attenuated vaccine against Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (Chickenpox) <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Licensed for use in children after 12 months old to 12 years old<br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Both types of vaccines are given as 2 doses of injections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe50b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fe50b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MMR-vs-MMRV.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10221\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MMR-vs-MMRV.png 507w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MMR-vs-MMRV-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcf038 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8bcf038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9298e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b9298e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4690b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a4690b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Side Effects of the Vaccines? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c03ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c03ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The side effects of the MMR vaccines are more common with the first dose than the second dose, and include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Fever <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Transient rashes <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Lymph node swelling <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Joint pains and aches <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Allergic reaction <\/span><\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Febrile fits in children (1 in 3000 risk)<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-secondary-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"#ref1-4\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a223d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4a223d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Book an appointment today to find out if you are immune against Measles and protect yourself and your loved ones! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"eael-wrapper-link-9eb9343 --eael-wrapper-link-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/web-booking.healthfrontier.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\t\t<div data-eael-wrapper-link=\"eael-wrapper-link-9eb9343\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb9343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9eb9343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/web-booking.healthfrontier.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book An Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d430008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d430008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reference:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75dbec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b75dbec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"ref1-4\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Global measles mortality, 2000-2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009; 58:1321.<\/li><li>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 12th ed, second printing, Atkinson W, Wolfe C, Hamborsky J (Eds), Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC 2012.<\/li><li>Katz SL, Hinman AR. Summary and conclusions: measles elimination meeting, 16-17 March 2000. J Infect Dis 2004; 189 Suppl 1:S43.<\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span>Paul Gastanaduy, MD, Penina Haber, et al. Measles. In: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book), 14th ed, Hall E, Wodi AP, Hamborsky J, Morelli V, and Schillie S (Eds), The Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC 2021.<span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/li><li><span data-teams=\"true\">Watson JC, Hadler SC, Dykewicz CA, et al. Measles, mumps, and rubella&#8211;vaccine use and strategies for elimination of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome and control of mumps: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep 1998; 47:1.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9359ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9359ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b005292 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b005292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec26c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec26c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13324e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13324e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6060b95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6060b95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa62142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa62142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/frontierhealthcare.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Dr-Amaris-scaled-e1764836662395-rt4wirycg1fshaofy8qucxisylj2axexbxnq28bays.jpg\" title=\"Dr Amaris\" alt=\"Dr Amaris\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6ed13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec6ed13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6267d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a6267d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr Amaris Lim <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">MBBS, MMed (Fam Med), GDip (Sports Med)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dr Amaris is a Family Physician at Frontier Healthcare with a special interest in Sports Medicine. She also contributes as one of the Core Faculty for the Family Medicine Residency Program with the National University Health System (NUHS). She currently practices at Canberra and Bukit Batok.\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States recently recorded its worst measles outbreak in 33 years, with nearly 1,300 confirmed cases as of July 2025. This resurgence is striking, given that measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. back in 2000, thanks to high vaccination rates. 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