1968 PSA from the Public Health Service about Measles

this is Kim Fischer selected as this year's poster girl by the National Association for children Kim was a bright child until the age of two when she developed measles and sefa lightest the inflammation of the brain resulted in mental retardation and defects in vision and hearing measles infects 4 million children each year thousands of these children suffer some form of brain involvement some like him become mentally and others develop serious lung problems hundreds of children die from measles every year and all of these deaths are unnecessary today there is an effective vaccine which prevents measles for Kim Fischer it came too late for your child and the more than 10 million other children under 12 years of age who are still unprotected the vaccine is available now be sure your child is protected against measles in time