The wife of a White House communications chief said on Wednesday that childhood diseases, such as the measles, fight cancer and keep people healthy.

Darla Shine, married to Bill Shine, the White House deputy chief of staff for communications, denounced vaccines in a series of tweets, echoing anti-vaccination statements she has made in the past.

Referencing CNN's coverage of measles outbreaks across the country, Shine said it was "#fake" and "#hysteria." She tweeted that baby boomers had contracted the measles when they were younger and that childhood diseases keep people healthy.

Here we go LOL #measlesoutbreak on #CNN #Fake #Hysteria



The entire Baby Boom population alive today had the #Measles as kids

Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy & fight cancer — Darla Shine (@DarlaShine) February 13, 2019

Shine said that she and every child she knew had the measles, mumps and chickenpox as a child, but that because her children "sadly" received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, they do not have the lifetime "natural immunity" that she has.

I had the #Measles #Mumps #ChickenPox as a child and so did every kid I knew - Sadly my kids had #MMR so they will never have the life long natural immunity I have.



Come breathe on me! — Darla Shine (@DarlaShine) February 13, 2019

According to the World Health Organization , measles is a highly contagious viral disease and a top cause of death among young children around the world. WHO said that the measles vaccination is key to reducing global measles deaths.

The MMR vaccine has been in use since the 1960s and is "safe, effective and inexpensive." WHO recommends the vaccine "for all susceptible children and adults."