Maureen McCormick is not happy with anti-vaxers using "Brady Bunch" clip for their cause

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(CNN) — Maureen McCormick does not approve of an anti-vaccination group using
her image to downplay the seriousness of measles.

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."

"I think it's really wrong when people use people's images today to promote
whatever they want to promote and the person's image they're using, they
haven't asked or they have no idea where they stand on the issue," McCormick
told NPR.

She also added that her own daughter was vaccinated.

"Having the measles was not a fun thing," McCormick recalled of when she
actually got measles as a child. "I remember it spread through my family."

McCormick'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.

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that can spread
through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes or if someone comes
into direct contact with them or shares germs by touching the same objects or
surfaces. Measles symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes
and a rash of red spots.

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