( Dr. Susan Reef) Rubella is very contagious. If the status of women who’s pregnant comes fouled during her first trimester or even the first 16 weeks, she may have a baby that’s blind, deaf and has center difficulties. It’s one of the leading causes of inoculation preventable congenital malformation. When I first started with rubella in 1994, it was on the back-burner And through a lot of hard work and are concerned with dedicated people, we’ve been able to accompanied it forward. At CDC, we provide technical assistance and finding how big of a problem it is in countries that have not introduced the vaccine.Looking at their surveillance systems to see how well vaccine introduction has extended and we help them document the elimination of rubella. I do this because I enjoy it.Because I definitely sounds like I’m making an impact into people’s lives ..
