‘Vaccinated’ Michigan Father Confirmed As One of 22 In State To Contract Measles

OAK PARK, MI. (THECOUNT) — The family of Michigan father, Avi Cohen, is spreading a message about measles it wants everyone to hear.

Cohen, 23, is one of the 22 people confirmed to have measles in and around the Michigan area despite receiving both of his MMR vaccines as a child on schedule.

Family members say they were vaccinated against measles, but Cohen contracted the communicable disease.

“I first got a little bit alarmed because someone who was confirmed had been around my son,” Cohen’s wife, Debbie Moskowitz said. “I took him to the doctor. I didn’t go inside. I called them before and they came out to my car to swab him.”

Her 2-year-old son tested negative for measles, but her husband began to develop a cough and runny nose.

The discharge papers from Beaumont Hospital said Avi Cohen had an upper respiratory infection. But it was later confirmed he had measles, reports ClickOnDetroit.

“My husband called me (Friday) and said, ‘I have a rash all over my body,'” Moskowitz said. “I was especially scared for my baby who has obviously not been vaccinated because he’s too young to be vaccinated.”

She said she doesn’t know where her husband was exposed. The couple said they don’t blame anyone.

Cohen is doing much better, and everyone else in the family tested negative.