Business Insider reports — with a chart to demonstrate the point — that measles cases are "spreading exponentially" in the US right now.
#measles #vaccines #vaccination #RFKJr #CDC
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https://www.businessinsider.com/charts-show-measles-spreading-in-us-states-2025-4
"Because to be clear, when you choose not to get vaccinated in a country like the US, what you are ultimately doing is free-riding on the backs of everyone else who did their part."
"If you view vaccination as an individual choice and believe that anyone should be able to opt out for any reason at any time, then what you’re saying is that it’s okay to decide not to uphold your end of the social contract; that it’s okay to free-ride off of everyone else who actually did go get vaccinated."
She responds to CDC:
"The truth is, when it comes to public health, there really isn’t such a thing as a 'personal' or 'individual' choice — because every choice we make as individuals has implications for the health of those around us. Framing vaccination as an issue of 'personal choice' disregards the fact that choosing not to get vaccinated ultimately strips other people of their personal choice to stay healthy or to live a normal life."
Caroline Orr Bueno reports that ProPublica contacted the CDC to ask why it suppressed a report warning that the risk of measles is higher in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lower.
CDC responded,
“The decision to vaccinate is a personal one." As Bueno notes, this echoes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s own language about vaccination.
#measles #vaccines #vaccination #RFKJr #CDC
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https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/no-vaccination-is-not-a-personal
This was sent from my kids' school district.
Thanks Texas.... absolutely what we needed.
Immune amnesia: Why even mild measles infections can lead to serious disease later
Getting measles doesn’t confer benefits on the immune system — in fact, it’s just the opposite.
Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance on bugs the patient has previously fought, in what doctors call “immune amnesia.”
A measles outbreak has infected nearly 500 people in 19 states, including California. Vaccinations prevent both the measles and the subsequent loss of immune protections.
It's true. It's happened to me in the time before a measles vaccine. I got very ill...Hospitalized. I also went through a series of very painful gamma globulin shots to get some immunity built back up. Don't let this happen to your child...or you.
No vaccine? No school, as measles continues spread across Ontario. "Region of Waterloo Public Health has issued suspensions to 1,624 elementary students for outofdate vaccination records. The suspension kicked in Wednesday, just as measles cases reached 14 in the region." #measles #vaccines #canada #ontario https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/more-than-1-600-waterloo-region-elementary-students-suspended-for-out-of-date-vaccination-records/article_d558ab47-6d7f-52d8-bcdb-acc02bb5b4e9.html
Measles on a train - with a 2 hour potential airborne period after the infected person has left - is already nightmare fuel, but the most shocking thing about this is the HSE advice to avoid spreading measles does not include wearing a fucking mask https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-warns-people-travelling-on-dublin-to-sligo-train-last-friday-may-have-been-exposed-to-measles-6666105-Apr2025/
Global Resurgence of #Measles: Turning the Tide through a Bold Agenda for Prevention and Control
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(25)00124-9/fulltext
Measles alert issued for Sydney's eastern suburbs
A measles alert has been issued after a person infected with the disease visited several locations in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/nsw-health-measles-alert-sydney-eastern-suburbs/105130940
Measles exposure reported at Oklahoma Children's Hospital (4/2/25 report). https://www.ouhealth.com/blog/2025/april/oklahoma-childrens-hospital-ou-health-takes-swif/ #measlesoutbreak #measles #oklahoma #health
Kansas up to 24 measles cases, and news reports that the first case there is likely related to TX/NM outbreak.
New measles exposure in Washington State. SEATAC https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/were-you-exposed-infant-with-measles-traveled-through-these-snohomish-king-county-locations/QAAFK4QJ7FH3XK7KU7FZYBOCQA/
West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak
Protect yourselves from #measles: https://ontario.ca/measles
1.6K Ontario students suspended for old vaccination files amid measles outbreak
An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records as a measles outbreak in the province continues.
#health #education #disease #Ontario #Canada #measles
https://globalnews.ca/news/11111337/measles-outbreak-ontario-school-suspension/
Health Officials Confirm Kent County's First Measles Case in Over a Decade
GRAND RAPIDS, MI. (April 1, 2025) —The Kent County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), has confirmed a case of measles in a Kent County resident. This marks the county's first confirmed measles case since 2013 and Michigan’s second case of the year. (More)
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KENTCOMI/bulletins/3d93e1e
