The infection burst her eardrum, leaving her deaf in her right ear and causing complications that still trouble her today. "I can't say enough times: For God's sake, vaccinate your children. You have to see the ramifications, because it's very serious," Shaw said. Brenda Shaw says she still can't hear out of her right ear as a result of measles. Some of the most serious complications of a measles infection include blindness, encephalitis and severe diarrhea.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2019 12:00 UTC