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Measles: the disease that wipes out your immune memory

Published the Updated By Sacha Tembe and Jeanne Fenouil; Translation: AI-assisted

No, measles is not “just a childhood illness.” Yasmine Belkaid, director general of the Institut Pasteur, explains that it literally resets the immune system to zero and why vaccination is more vital than ever.
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Measles wipes out our immunity!

Yasmine Belkaid, Director General of the Institut Pasteur, sounds the alarm during her appearance on Lundis du 1: measles is not a “simple childhood disease”. It literally erases the memory of our immune system.

In a word, it resets your body to zero. Even past vaccines and infections no longer protect you.

In a context of growing vaccine mistrust, this message is more crucial than ever.

To be shared as a reminder of why vaccination is also about protecting our biological memory.