Oncolytic Measles Virotherapy and Opposition to Measles Vaccination
Vaccine uptake rates have been declining in large part because of public misinformation. There is a new anti vaccination argument; that measles immunity is undesirable because measles virus is protective against cancer.
Vaccination protects against measles and has been administered to over a billion people with an exceptional safety record. Measles is a very serious, highly transmissible, and potentially deadly viral infection responsible for over 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. There is no evidence that measles infection can protect against cancer
Cure of lymphoma coincident with measles has been observed, suggesting the possibility of using measles as an anticancer drug. Patients with ovarian cancer have responded favourably to modified measles virus therapy although without complete remission. Superior outcomes were noted in vaccinated vs. unvaccinated individuals.
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