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Curious Magpie

After a friend's mom (in her 80s) ended up in urgent care because she was afraid she had contracted #measles (it ended up being #shingles) I decided to get the vaccine for myself.

Except ... my doctor wouldn't approve it until I had a titer test to determine if I had immunity.

Got the results back today and I have immunity for both #mumps and #rubella (I sort of mostly remember having them) but no immunity for measles.

I am both kind of tired of getting jabbed and grateful that there are jab-worthy vaccinations still available.

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Nonilex

Dr. Sugerman, a snr scientist leading #CDC’s #measles response, highlighted #COVID-19 #funding cuts before a fed advisory panel: “We are scraping to find the resources & personnel needed to provide support to #Texas, & other jurisdictions.”

#Health Secy #RFKJr has overseen the huge reductions in force & budget after casting doubt on #vaccines for decades. In the current measles #outbreak, he is promoting unproven treatments while giving a tepid endorsement of the measles, #mumps & #rubella vax.

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Nonilex

In a prerecorded interview that aired on #FauxNews, #RFKJr said that the federal government was shipping doses of vitamin A to Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak, & helping to arrange ambulance rides. [AYFKM?]

#HHS officials PREVIOUSLY said they were shipping doses of the #measles #mumps #rubella [#MMR]vaccine to #Texas, but RFKJr did not discuss vaccination.

#Trump #idiocracy #AntiVax #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #vaccines #GetVaccinated #USpol
foxnews.com/video/636959567311

Fox News · RFK Jr.: CDC seeing 'very good' results with measles treatments in Texas | Fox News Video"Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss his interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the measles outbreak across the country."
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beSpacific

#Vaccination ranks among most significant #publichealth achievements of 20th century. Child vaccination saves lives of 2 to 3M children per year. The vaccines recommended for children guard against preventable illnesses such as measles, #mumps, #chickenpox, #pertussis and many others. In the last several years, communities in Minnesota, New York and Washington experienced outbreaks of measles due to low vaccination rates among certain populations. #publichealth #education ncsl.org/health/routine-child-

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Auscandoc

#COVID lulls aren't being earned by policy; they're being bought with infections and deaths thegauntlet.news/p/covid-lulls “So, if we were to eliminate the #diphtheria, #pertussis, #mumps, #measles, and #polio #vaccines, normalize the spread of all these viruses, use a year in which mortality was high for our analysis, and adjust for population, we would expect 43,079 Americans to die each year, of all five combined.

Last year over 75,603 Americans died of COVID. An undercount.”

The Gauntlet · COVID lulls aren't being earned by policy; they're being bought with infections and deathsBy Julia Doubleday
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GG

New polling finds only 67 per cent of Canadian parents say they would vaccinate their child "without reservation," down from 88% five years ago.

"We don't believe vaccines work"

Unfortunately, medical advancement has created this false sense of security in younger adults that all childhood illnesses are mild or treatable.

#measles #polio #diptheria #mumps

cbc.ca/news/health/canada-poll

CBCOpposition to vaccination among parents grows, poll suggests | CBC NewsA growing number of Canadian parents are opposed to vaccinating their children, according to a new poll, amid a resurgence in potentially deadly diseases such as measles.
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Auscandoc

#Measles outbreaks cause alarm: what the data say nature.com/articles/d41586-024 “On 19 January, the UK Health Security Agency (#UKHSA), the public-health authority, declared a national incident over rising cases of measles. The agency has logged more than 300 cases in England since 1 October 2023

A decline in uptake of the #measles, #mumps and #rubella (#MMR) vaccine, which is given in two doses, during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the spread of the disease across England and the rest of Europe”

www.nature.comMeasles outbreaks cause alarm: what the data sayA drastic rise in infections in the United Kingdom and Europe follows a drop in vaccine uptake.
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