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A Brady Bunch episode is getting a second look due to the Measles vaccine debates

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Y2kTheNewOldies

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...ampaigns-against-vaccines-and-marcia-s-miffed

As the number of measles cases nationwide rises to levels not seen since before the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, some people who oppose vaccines cite an odd cultural reference as evidence that the concern about measles is overblown: a 1969 episode of The Brady Bunch.

Some former Brady Bunch cast members aren't happy about it.

The episode "Is There a Doctor in the House?" features the whole family sick with measles. First, Peter gets sent home from school. Mother Carol Brady, played by Florence Henderson, describes his symptoms as "a slight temperature, a lot of dots and a great big smile," because he gets to stay home from school for a few days.

Once the rest of the six kids come down with measles, the youngest two Brady siblings fool around, with Bobby trying to color Cindy's measles spots green.

"If you have to get sick, sure can't beat the measles," sister Marcia says, as the older Bradys sit around a Monopoly board on one of the kid's beds. All the kids are thankful they don't have to take any medicine or, worse, get shots, the thought of which causes Jan to groan.
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https://ktla.com/2019/04/24/hundreds-of-opponents-spar-in-sacramento-over-vaccine-exemption-bill/

This stuff gets brought up while states like California are trying to debate on how to reduce measles in the state.
 
RadioPatrol said:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health...ampaigns-against-vaccines-and-marcia-s-miffed



https://ktla.com/2019/04/24/hundreds-of-opponents-spar-in-sacramento-over-vaccine-exemption-bill/

This stuff gets brought up while states like California are trying to debate on how to reduce measles in the state.
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I don't know, sitcoms are products of their time. Perhaps in '69 the issue was resolved so they could make it a sitcom joke. I was only 10 years old when this episode aired. I thought nothing of it. My guess is the writers and producers thought nothing of it as well.

I will say vaccines are important, however. Those who refuse may have the legal right, but the moral issue is more important.
 
Before anyone panics about this, the number of cases involved in this record outbreak is 695.

The population of the country at the moment is a bit north of 330 million.
 
https://www.wmur.com/article/mauree...bunch-clip-as-measles-outbreak-grows/27310321

The reason Maureen McCormick is against an anti-vaxxers group using her meme is because her family got vaccinated to get protected from the measles.
Also the people who were on the Brady Bunch at the time did not think the measles episode would be controversial 50 years later.

To put this into context as of 2019 we have the vaccine laws that are currently in congressional debates and protests at various state capitals and governor's offices all over the USA as of this posting.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/...lay-odds-of-passing-a-vaccine-bill-this-year/

https://www.newsweek.com/measles-ou...rnia-lawmakers-work-pass-vaccine-laws-1405351
 
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