Anti-vaxers are using a 1969 clip from 'The Brady Bunch' to push their cause. Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady, isn't happy about it.
The group is referencing an episode of"The Brady Bunch" from 1969 in which McCormick, who played Marcia Brady on the family sitcom, catches measles along with her other siblings. In it Marcia says,"If you have to get sick, you sure can't beat the measles.
"Read MoreRelated: US measles outbreak is largest since disease was declared eliminated in 2000McCormick's concern over anti-vaxers using her image to support their agenda comes as measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000.Most cases in the United States have emerged in communities with low rates of vaccination against the virus, according to public health officials.
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