(0:00 - 0:24) Good evening, I'm Will Dove and this is a special investigative report for Wednesday, April 9th. Tonight, I'm bringing you a special, exhaustive report on childhood measles, comparing the risks of the disease to the risk of vaccination. Of late, mainstream media and organizations such as the WHO have been pushing the measles fear-mongering agenda, reminiscent of the COVID narrative. (0:25 - 1:38) All other news stories will be reported in this evening's audio news. A Texas child's death this week after recovering from measles has reignited debates over vaccination policies, with health officials and critics clashing over the disease's risks and media coverage. The six-year-old, initially diagnosed on March 17th, appeared to recover by March 24th, but died suddenly on March 31st from a rare complication, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis or SSPE, a progressive brain disorder linked to measles. The child's parents, who declined vaccination citing personal beliefs, reported his initial symptoms included fever and rash, consistent with measles. Dr. Robert Malone, reviewing the case, noted SSPE can emerge years after infection, causing neurological decline and death. The only known cause of SSPE is measles. This marks the second U.S. measles-related death this year. However, further investigation shows that the second child did not die of measles directly, but mistreatment of a blood infection which developed months after she recovered from measles. In short, the poor girl died because of medical incompetence, not measles. (1:39 - 2:15) Data from Statistics Canada shows measles cases in Canada hit 47 by February 15th, up from 13 the prior year, reflecting a North American uptick. In the U.S., 64 cases were reported by March 31st across 17 states, nearly double last year's total. Most cases involved unvaccinated children under 5. Children's Health Defense President Mary Holland criticized media for hyping measles fears, arguing the disease is mild for most and that SSPE is exceptionally rare, occurring in 1 in 100,000 cases. (2:16 - 5:42) She accused outlets of pushing a playbook to scare parents into vaccinating echoing COVID-era tactics. I can't tell you if you should vaccinate your child or not, but I can provide the following data. As of today, April 9th, 2025, measles and seasonal influenza pose distinct risks to children, shaped by their infection fatality rates or IFR, contagiousness, and the impact of vaccination. In this report, I will address four key questions about these diseases, focusing on healthy children in Canada and the U.S., using data from independent scientific studies and recent outbreak reports. All odds are expressed as N out of 100,000 and percentages, with charts visualizing each comparison. As much as possible, I avoided relying on government sources like the CDC or FDA, as their bias and ties to big pharma are well known. Measles is significantly more dangerous than seasonal flu, even when compared to the virulent H1N1 strain, due to its higher IFR among healthy children, in developed countries with good medical care. For healthy children, the measles IFR is estimated at 100 to 200 per 100,000 cases, 0.1 to 0.2 percent. Based on U.S. historical data from 1987 to 2000 and Canadian estimates. Seasonal flu's IFR for healthy children is much lower, averaging 1 to 2 per 100,000 cases, 0.001 to 0.002 percent, with H1N1 reaching approximately 3 per 100,000 cases or 0.003 percent in severe seasons, like 2019 to 2020. This means that an otherwise healthy child is 100 to 200 times as likely to die from measles as from the flu. This disparity reflects measles' higher complication rates, such as pneumonia or encephalitis, and greater contagiousness, amplifying its impact in unvaccinated populations. Which then raises the question, do the measles vaccines prevent infection? It appears that indeed they do, dramatically reducing the risk of infection, but that is not the whole story. Stick with me. Data shows that the MMR vaccine is 95 percent effective after one dose and 99 percent after two doses. In outbreak settings, only 1 to 5 percent of fully vaccinated children, those with two doses, contract measles, translating to an infection rate of 1,000 to 5,000 per 100,000 exposed. Over 90 percent of unvaccinated children exposed to measles will become infected, equating to 90,000 per 100,000 exposed. This is based on historical data and recent outbreaks. Therefore, unvaccinated children are up to 90 times more likely to get measles than fully vaccinated children. In addition, breakthrough infections are milder in vaccinated children, with no reported deaths in healthy vaccinated children in recent data, with the infection fatality rate among vaccinated kids being effectively zero. So far, the vaccine narrative is holding up, with kids vaccinated against measles far less likely to get the disease, and suffering an almost non-existent mortality rate compared to their unvaccinated counterparts, but that's all based on data. (5:42 - 7:32) And a lot of data comes from projections. So let's look at real-world numbers, or at least as real-world as we can get, given that the following comes from Health Canada. Since 2005, one child under 18 has died from measles in Canada, occurring in 2024 in Ontario, an unvaccinated child under 5. The family did not release details on the child, so we don't know if there were other factors, such as comorbidities. Nor do we have details on complications or treatment. No other deaths are reported from measles in Canada from 2005 until now. Keep in mind that this is due at least in part to the fact that measles is no longer a common disease, and it is estimated that approximately 85% of Canadian children are fully vaccinated against measles, which would greatly reduce the rate of circulation of the disease. Now here is where the numbers get a little suspicious, as flu deaths among children during the same time period are much higher. Exact numbers for healthy children are difficult to find, as flu deaths are not consistently reported by vaccination status or health condition. From 2010 to 2023, PHAC's FluWatch reports show 61 pediatric deaths, with approximately 80% unvaccinated, but not all were healthy. Making certain statistical assumptions that I won't bore you with, likely between 30 and 40 otherwise healthy children died from influenza between 2010 and last year. Looking at absolute risk then, this means that influenza has killed, at a low estimate, 30 to 40 times more healthy children than measles since 2005. Keep in mind, once again, that the flu is far more prevalent than measles, and far fewer kids are vaccinated against the flu, although that may be a red herring. (7:32 - 8:06) As you will hear in today's audio news, a new report released today by Children's Health Defense found that people who get the flu vaccine are actually 27% more likely to contract influenza. The data does show, however, that the MMR vaccine does dramatically lower the risk of infection and death from measles. But, as measles is far less prevalent, a healthy child is far more likely to die from the flu than measles, and most of us don't get our kids vaccinated against the flu because we understand that the risk of our child dying from the disease is extremely low. (8:07 - 9:52) In fact, once again, I did some calculations and found that a child in Canada is only three times as likely to die from the flu as from being hit by lightning, which only leaves the question of how dangerous is the MMR vaccine. Most of you are aware by now of the well-established link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A measles vaccine was first introduced in Canada in 1963, but did not see widespread use. The MMR vaccine, originally produced by Merck, was first introduced in 1971 and was in widespread use by 1975. Prior to 1975, autism affected between two and five children per 10,000. A 1966 UK study by Lotter estimated 4.5 per 10,000, and similar rates are assumed for Canada given comparable medical practices. A 1970 British Columbia cohort study, re-examined later, suggested one case in 2,222, or 4.5 per 10,000, aligning with this range. Since the rollout of MMR vaccines and their widespread use, and especially since their use on infants, the rate of autism in Canada and the U.S. today is 1 in 36 children, which means that autism is 50 times as prevalent today as it was 50 years ago before the use of the MMR vaccine became common. Do keep in mind that vaccines may not be the only factor, however. Autism was poorly understood 50 years ago, so many cases may not have been reported. Still, it seems unlikely that under-reporting would account for 50 times fewer cases prior to the vaccines. And so, the final numbers. (9:53 - 11:10) Not vaccinating your child against measles does mean there is a very small risk they will die from the disease. However, despite the statistical probability reported earlier of 100 to 200 deaths per 100,000 infections, I'll remind you that in the past 15 years only one child in Canada has died from measles, while at least 30 healthy children have died from the flu. At the same time, while MMR vaccination appears to reduce the risk of death from measles to near zero, if we assume that the increase in autism since the 70s is due entirely to the MMR vaccines, then if you vaccinate your child, he or she is almost 60 times as likely to develop autism than an unvaccinated child. Please keep in mind that I'm a journalist, not a doctor or scientist. I provide these facts as a counter to the fear-mongering coming from mainstream media and health organizations owned and controlled by the globalists. I urge you to do your own research. Only you can decide what is best for your children. Finally, I will point out that in my interview some time ago with Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who first found the link between MMR vaccines and autism, Dr. Wakefield pointed out that the risk of a child developing autism dropped dramatically if the vaccine was not administered in the first 18 months.