We would absolutely not take the MMR,” the mother of a six-year-old who died from complications stemming from the measles, told an interviewer.

Texas' outbreak, which has largely spread in undervaccinated Mennonite communities, could last a year, based on studies.

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Kaylee, the young daughter of the Texan parents, became the first measles death in the US for a decade on February 26. Despite their heartbreak, the couple insisted measles ‘is good for the body’ and suggested parents shouldn’t give their children the vaccine because the disease ‘wasn’t that bad.