by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Doctors at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, which is near the epicenter of the current Texas-New Mexico- Oklahoma measles outbreak, are finding abnormal liver functions among some of the measles patients at their hospital, a probable sign of too much consumption of Vitamin A.
That particular situation, the consumption of too much Vitamin A and the resultant toxicity that is affecting liver functioning may be rooted in remarks by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, who has been touting Vitamin A as possible protective and preventative measure for measles.
The only way to prevent measles is with two doses the MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) vaccine, which is 97% effective. Kennedy, who is not a physician, has said that he encourages the MMR vaccinations, but that it is a personal parental choice. He has also continued to promote the use of Vitamin A as a way to limit the severity of the highly contagious viral disease, or prevent the infection entirely. Kennedy's promotion of Vitamin A as a preventative measure or a treatment for measles may have led some parents to believe that they should choose between the shots or the vitamin treatment. The hospitalized children with the Vitamin A toxicity were all unvaccinated - a clear sign that their parents made the wrong choice.
According to the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control, the controlled use of Vitamin A can play a role in the treatment of measles in serious cases, but it should be under the care and supervision of a physician. MMR shots remain the only effective prevention measure .
Keep you children safe. If you have questions about the effectiveness of a medical treatment, consult with a physician. Don't take medical advice from a politician or some quack huckster.
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