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The Anti-Science Advocates have won: Measles Outbreak in NYC
Posted on 3/16/14 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 3/16/14 at 10:50 pm
Swing away, slugger!
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Of all the things to be nostalgic for, infectious diseases probably don’t make it onto many lists.
However, if you happen to pine for the good old days when measles was an active public health threat, I have good news for you. The anti-vaccine crowd is bringing it back.
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There is currently an outbreak of measles in New York City. Considered eliminated in the United States in 2000, last year saw a record number of outbreaks around the country. It’s only three months into 2014, and not only is the nation’s largest city seeing cases in several boroughs, but other major metropolitan areas are warning of new cases as well.
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Posted on 3/16/14 at 10:51 pm to SlowFlowPro
Jenny McCarthy must be very proud.
Posted on 3/16/14 at 10:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
While I would love to lay this at good ole Jenny's feet. Isn't it arguable that a big problem in some places is not so much the anti-vac crowd as it is the large number of immigrants in a particular region?
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:07 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:38 pm to SlowFlowPro
I don't see any data in this article showing the majority of these cases were related to people not being vaccinated. Hopefully that will turn out to be the case.
Posted on 3/16/14 at 11:41 pm to SlowFlowPro
This isn't quite the slam dunk that you think it is.
Measles was going away before vaccines.
The percentage of people that died from measles in the US when vaccines were introduced was roughly .0002%. More people die of diabetes, yet we continue to make processed sugar and food.
Herd immunity in combination with better living conditions and nutrition was lowering the death rate, while the human body was gradually learning to deal with the virus in a non fatal way.
Measles was going away before vaccines.
The percentage of people that died from measles in the US when vaccines were introduced was roughly .0002%. More people die of diabetes, yet we continue to make processed sugar and food.
Herd immunity in combination with better living conditions and nutrition was lowering the death rate, while the human body was gradually learning to deal with the virus in a non fatal way.
This post was edited on 3/16/14 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:24 am to SlowFlowPro
The term "anti-science" is inherently retarded.
I wish people would really think through this term and realize how uneducated it makes them sound.
I wish people would really think through this term and realize how uneducated it makes them sound.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:05 am to SlowFlowPro
how many of the kids with measles were vaccinated and how many weren't? Also, assuming vaccinations work, why worry about this unless you're not vaccinated (in which case, you're clearly already not worried)?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
Hooray for Rachel Carson and the banning of DDT. Nothing like a good case of malaria to thin down the herd of humans infesting Mother Gaia.
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