Photo: Kellie KruegerKellie Krueger was shocked to find out her son had been diagnosed with measles.After noticing that their 3-year-old son, Uriah, had a cough and fever, Kellie, 31, and her husband, Andrew, 31, from Huntington Beach, California, took him to the doctor on January 13, where he was diagnosed with croup.By the next night, they started to see a rash on his face, but never thought it could be measles. They just assumed that it had to do with the fact that he hadn’t been feeling well lately and was pretty stressed out.“Like what? My kid can’t get the measles, he got his first shot, but wasn’t old enough for his second yet,” Kellie tells PEOPLE. “We came to find out that that’s not always true.”The Atlanta-basedCenters for Disease Control and Preventionrecommends infants should receive their first measles vaccination at 12 months old and a booster between ages 4 and 6. If your child has both vaccines, they should be99% protected against measles, but if they had only the first, they’re only 85% protected.Once Kellie did some research, she realized that Uriah has a 15% chance of getting measles because he’s too young for his second shot.When he woke up the morning of January 15, it had spread all over his body. They brought him back to the doctor, who referred them to the hospital where he was placed in an isolation unit. He was immediately put on intravenous saline since he hadn’t eaten anything for about two and a half days and was feeling really weak.Doctors and specialists told them that they think their son had to have gotten it sometime around January 1, and was part of a second wave of the kids who got it at Disneyland. This made sense to the Kruegers, considering the only place they went during that time period was a giant New Years Eve party for kids at a science museum. They were certain that a kid got it at Disneyland and then came to the science museum and spread it to Uriah.“He hated the whole experience and I couldn’t blame him, it’s pretty traumatic for a little kid,” Kellie says. “It was just a long couple of weeks with him being sick and handling all of the different things we needed to do with the CDC.”The preschool that Uriah attends in Huntington Beach sent out a letter to all of the families of the school and lucky for them, he had only been to two places while he was contagious – school and church, where he attended a small service with very few kids.“Uriah is now fully recovered, normal, happy, fine,” Kellie says. “He bounced back pretty quickly health-wise, but was extremely tired for about a week or two after getting out of the hospital.”He would sleep 13 to 14 hours a night plus nap for two to three hours a day. They also noticed him being really clingy and afraid to go back to school.While expertDr. Jennifer Lighter Fisher tells PEOPLEthat she believes every child should get vaccinated so they don’t put vulnerable people at risk, Kellie thinks parents should do what is best for them and their child, but with the proper research.“I honestly think it’s one of those things you have to agree to disagree with, but every parent should do what is best for them and their kid,” Kellie says. “Though they shouldn’t take someone else’s word for it, they should do their own research and decide together.”
Photo: Kellie Krueger
Kellie Krueger was shocked to find out her son had been diagnosed with measles.After noticing that their 3-year-old son, Uriah, had a cough and fever, Kellie, 31, and her husband, Andrew, 31, from Huntington Beach, California, took him to the doctor on January 13, where he was diagnosed with croup.By the next night, they started to see a rash on his face, but never thought it could be measles. They just assumed that it had to do with the fact that he hadn’t been feeling well lately and was pretty stressed out.“Like what? My kid can’t get the measles, he got his first shot, but wasn’t old enough for his second yet,” Kellie tells PEOPLE. “We came to find out that that’s not always true.”The Atlanta-basedCenters for Disease Control and Preventionrecommends infants should receive their first measles vaccination at 12 months old and a booster between ages 4 and 6. If your child has both vaccines, they should be99% protected against measles, but if they had only the first, they’re only 85% protected.Once Kellie did some research, she realized that Uriah has a 15% chance of getting measles because he’s too young for his second shot.When he woke up the morning of January 15, it had spread all over his body. They brought him back to the doctor, who referred them to the hospital where he was placed in an isolation unit. He was immediately put on intravenous saline since he hadn’t eaten anything for about two and a half days and was feeling really weak.Doctors and specialists told them that they think their son had to have gotten it sometime around January 1, and was part of a second wave of the kids who got it at Disneyland. This made sense to the Kruegers, considering the only place they went during that time period was a giant New Years Eve party for kids at a science museum. They were certain that a kid got it at Disneyland and then came to the science museum and spread it to Uriah.“He hated the whole experience and I couldn’t blame him, it’s pretty traumatic for a little kid,” Kellie says. “It was just a long couple of weeks with him being sick and handling all of the different things we needed to do with the CDC.”The preschool that Uriah attends in Huntington Beach sent out a letter to all of the families of the school and lucky for them, he had only been to two places while he was contagious – school and church, where he attended a small service with very few kids.“Uriah is now fully recovered, normal, happy, fine,” Kellie says. “He bounced back pretty quickly health-wise, but was extremely tired for about a week or two after getting out of the hospital.”He would sleep 13 to 14 hours a night plus nap for two to three hours a day. They also noticed him being really clingy and afraid to go back to school.While expertDr. Jennifer Lighter Fisher tells PEOPLEthat she believes every child should get vaccinated so they don’t put vulnerable people at risk, Kellie thinks parents should do what is best for them and their child, but with the proper research.“I honestly think it’s one of those things you have to agree to disagree with, but every parent should do what is best for them and their kid,” Kellie says. “Though they shouldn’t take someone else’s word for it, they should do their own research and decide together.”
Kellie Krueger was shocked to find out her son had been diagnosed with measles.
After noticing that their 3-year-old son, Uriah, had a cough and fever, Kellie, 31, and her husband, Andrew, 31, from Huntington Beach, California, took him to the doctor on January 13, where he was diagnosed with croup.
By the next night, they started to see a rash on his face, but never thought it could be measles. They just assumed that it had to do with the fact that he hadn’t been feeling well lately and was pretty stressed out.
“Like what? My kid can’t get the measles, he got his first shot, but wasn’t old enough for his second yet,” Kellie tells PEOPLE. “We came to find out that that’s not always true.”
The Atlanta-basedCenters for Disease Control and Preventionrecommends infants should receive their first measles vaccination at 12 months old and a booster between ages 4 and 6. If your child has both vaccines, they should be99% protected against measles, but if they had only the first, they’re only 85% protected.
Once Kellie did some research, she realized that Uriah has a 15% chance of getting measles because he’s too young for his second shot.
When he woke up the morning of January 15, it had spread all over his body. They brought him back to the doctor, who referred them to the hospital where he was placed in an isolation unit. He was immediately put on intravenous saline since he hadn’t eaten anything for about two and a half days and was feeling really weak.
Doctors and specialists told them that they think their son had to have gotten it sometime around January 1, and was part of a second wave of the kids who got it at Disneyland. This made sense to the Kruegers, considering the only place they went during that time period was a giant New Years Eve party for kids at a science museum. They were certain that a kid got it at Disneyland and then came to the science museum and spread it to Uriah.
“He hated the whole experience and I couldn’t blame him, it’s pretty traumatic for a little kid,” Kellie says. “It was just a long couple of weeks with him being sick and handling all of the different things we needed to do with the CDC.”
The preschool that Uriah attends in Huntington Beach sent out a letter to all of the families of the school and lucky for them, he had only been to two places while he was contagious – school and church, where he attended a small service with very few kids.
“Uriah is now fully recovered, normal, happy, fine,” Kellie says. “He bounced back pretty quickly health-wise, but was extremely tired for about a week or two after getting out of the hospital.”
He would sleep 13 to 14 hours a night plus nap for two to three hours a day. They also noticed him being really clingy and afraid to go back to school.
While expertDr. Jennifer Lighter Fisher tells PEOPLEthat she believes every child should get vaccinated so they don’t put vulnerable people at risk, Kellie thinks parents should do what is best for them and their child, but with the proper research.
“I honestly think it’s one of those things you have to agree to disagree with, but every parent should do what is best for them and their kid,” Kellie says. “Though they shouldn’t take someone else’s word for it, they should do their own research and decide together.”
source: people.com
