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There are a couple stories in the news about measles today alone. Measles has been a newsworthy topic recently.

From the story below: "Measles is one of the leading causes of death for children and the WHO says about 450 die each day worldwide due to the illness. Immunize.org says complications from measles are more common among children under five years."

https://www.foxnews.com/health/madagascar-measles-epidemic-kills-over-1200-people

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Mothers wait to have their babies vaccinated against measles, at a health care center in Larintsena, Madagascar, on March 21, 2019. As the island nation faces its largest measles outbreak in history and cases soar well beyond 115,000. ((AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain))

Madagascar is currently facing the largest measles outbreak in its history, as cases have grown beyond 115,000, according to AP.

Only 58 percent of people on the main island have been vaccinated against the disease, a huge reason for its recent spread. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the outbreak has impacted mostly children under the age of 15 since it began in September. AP says more than 1,200 people have died over the past seven months.

“The epidemic unfortunately continues to expand in size, though at a slower pace than a month ago," Dr. Dossou Vincent Sodjinou, a WHO epidemiologist in Madagascar, told AP.

Measles is a contagious virus that spreads through the air via coughing and sneezing. Symptoms including a high fever, rash, stuffy nose, reddened eyes and the Mayo Clinic says it usually takes 10-14 days after exposure to see them.

Some waiting rooms have been full as volunteer nurses try to help out with the demand of sick patients. AP reported that 50 percent of children in Madagascar are malnourished due to economic reasons, a major reason for the epidemic. Many parents aren’t aware that vaccines are free because the area lacks health information.

“Malnutrition is the bed of measles,” Sodjinou exclaimed to AP.

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A volunteer nurse examines 6-moth-old Sarobidy, who is infected with measles, while her mother Nifaliana Razaijafisoa looks on, at a health care center in Larintsena, Madagascar, on March 21, 2019. The island nation faces its largest measles outbreak in history and cases soar well beyond 115,000. (AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain)

Measles is one of the leading causes of death for children and the WHO says about 450 die each day worldwide due to the illness. Immunize.org says complications from measles are more common among children under five years.

Due to misinformation by anti-vaxxers, measles cases are rising in the United States. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency last week, requiring unvaccinated individuals living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine. He said the city would issue violations and possibly fines of $1,000 for those who did not comply.

The disease was thought to be eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but there have been 19 states that have reported measles cases this year alone. Those states include: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

In 2016, the total number of measles cases in the U.S. was 86 according to the CDC. In just four months this year, the cases have grown to 465. This is the second greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since measles was eliminated in 2000. The first occurred in 2014 due to a single outbreak that 338 people were connected to. It's never been this widespread.

NEARLY 1,000 MADAGASCAR CHILDREN DEAD OF MEASLES SINCE OCTOBER: WHO

According to the CDC, 25 percent of all people who get measles will be hospitalized and two out of every 1,000 will die from the disease.

The CDC says two doses of the vaccine are 97 percent effective against the disease.

The WHO started a vaccination campaign in Madagascar last month with the plan of reaching 7.2 million children between the ages of 6 months to 9 years. Madagascar’s health ministry has sent free medications to areas that have been impacted most by the disease.

David Aaro is a Freelance Reporter at Fox News Digital based in New York City.
 
https://www.thisisinsider.com/why-m...09nRP2-wLXZ1knZ3WqUOA2-ErusChjAafH94xxOKGHqzA

Parents have been holding dangerous 'measles parties' in New York City to expose unvaccinated kids to the disease
Julia Naftulin

Apr. 9, 2019, 4:58 PM
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285 people in a Brooklyn neighborhood were infected with measles.
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  • On Tuesday, New York City officials declared a public health crisis after finding 285 people in a Brooklyn neighborhood were infected with measles.
  • Upon inspection of the outbreak, they found large groups of unvaccinated children and communities with extensive anti-vaccine campaigns.
  • During a press conference, officials also said they received reports of New York City parents hosting "measles parties" to infect their unvaccinated children with the disease and help them get it over with.
  • Doing so can result in serious illness and even death.
  • Visit INSIDER's homepage for more.

On Tuesday, New York City officials declared a public health crisis after confirming 285 cases of measles in the Brooklyn-based neighborhood of Williamsburg.

Most of the people who contracted the disease appear to have come from predominantly Orthodox Jewish communities, where large groups of children remain unvaccinated. Now, Mayor Bill de Blasio is requiring vaccinations in certain zip codes in an effort to contain the outbreak, and anyone who doesn't get the vaccine within 48 hours could be fined up to $1,000.

But news of "measles parties," events where parents bring their unvaccinated children together to purposely help them contract the disease, are concerning public health officials. During a press conference on the measles outbreak, officials confirmed multiple reports of these gatherings, which echo other disease-related "parties" of years past.


"Back in the day people were having parties to expose their kids to chickenpox," NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said. "We live in a different world now ... there are serious consequences to that."

Barbot is right. In March, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said hepurposefully exposed his nine unvaccinated kids to chickenpox, and he isn't alone. The chickenpox vaccine became available in 1995, but before then, these gatherings were fairly popular and considered a way to help kids "get it over with."

These parties operate on the premise that most people who contract chickenpox once never get it again, but that doesn't make them safe.

Whether it's with chickenpox, measles, or another infectious disease, such gatherings can have serious health implications since it's impossible to predict how severe a person's reaction to the disease will be.

"Some kids will just get a few [chickenpox], some will die. You just don't know, so we vaccinate everyone [we can]," pediatrician Dr. Natasha Burgert previously told INSIDER. She also called the practice of infectious disease parties a "gamble."

The best way to prevent infectious diseases including measles is with a vaccine. Currently, the measles or MMR vaccine protects against the mumps, measles, and rubella and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends children get their first dose of the vaccine when they are between 12 and 15 months old. The vaccine is administered in two doses, and the second one is recommended when a child is between 4 and 6 years old.

According to the CDC, two doses of the vaccine are around 97% effective at preventing measles, while one dose is around 93% effective. There is also a vaccine available to protect against the three aforementioned diseases as well as chickenpox.

"Widespread use of measles vaccine has led to a greater than 99% reduction in measles cases compared with the pre-vaccine era," the CDC wrote on its website.
 
I think we're having a problem because of all the illegals coming in. California has mandatory vaccines on everything or a child can't attend public school. No waivers. Out of my 5 children, 2 had it. the other 3 never got it. It's difficult to get these illnesses if someone is a baby, has immune system problems, or it old. So, exposing when they are younger and healthy isn't a bad idea. Most children in the area I live in are fully immunized because most children are getting WIC or welfare subsidies, and it is required to get immunizations to get govt money. I believe it's up to the parent. It's their child, not the governments, not the villages. Our school will accept a notarized waiver for missing immunizations. I have a son who is strongly against immunizations, even for his dogs. I have a daughter finishing her MD in pharmacy who is strongly for it. Makes for interesting dinner conversation.
 
I wonder if you need another vaccine if you have already had the measles, even if it was 60 years ago?

https://mom.me/news/if-you-were-bor...dA9lJgbHAfiVKh4NXPDH7du7eFi-cDuUJIWUCr2dl8_kc

If You Were Born Before 1989, You May Need to Go Get Another Measles Vaccine
Esther Carlstone
Apr 25, 2019

In case you missed it, the U.S. is currently in the midst of the worst measles epidemic since the disease was declared completely eradicated in 2000. As of Wednesday, April 25, 2019, there have been a reported 695 cases across 22 states. It's gotten so bad that in Los Angeles, the latest city to declare a measles outbreak, two huge colleges — UCLA and California State University, Los Angeles — both recently quarantined hundreds of students who may have be exposed to measles by an infected student. While so far a majority of the people who have contracted the disease have been unvaccinated childrenand adults, that doesn't mean the rest of us are in the clear — especially if you were born before 1989.

Nowadays, when we take our babies to the pediatrican, they recieve two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine — usually starting at age 1 with the second dose between age 4 and 6. However prior to 1989, most people were only given a single dose. That's not to say just receiving one dose is bad — it has a 93% effective rate — but the second dose ups that to 97 percent. And vaccines, like all things, wane over time.

Before you panic and run over to your doctor demanding a second shot, the CDC has some recommendations on who may actually benefit from this:

  • If you live in the one of the five states currenly experiencing an outbreak (Washington, California, New York, New Jersey or Michigan), it won't hurt to call your doctor and ask about getting a second dose.

  • If you're not sure what your childhood vaccination history is (and who is?) it's probably a good idea to look into getting the MMR vaccine. You can also request a blood test to check to see if you have immunity against the disease.

  • If you were born between 1957 and 1969. Back then, a killed virus vs. a live virus was used in the vaccine, which isn't as effective, so you'll probably need to get another shot.
And, yes, it's perfectly safe for breastfeeding moms to receive the MMR vaccine.

Remember, vaccines aren't just to protect yourself from measles (or mumps — which is also having a resurgence), but also to protect those that aren't able to be vaccinated, like infants and immunocompromised adults, such as those receiving cancer treatment.

The stakes are high: According to the CDC, one or two out of every 1,000 child that contracts measles will die from it, and one out of every 1,000 will develop encephalitis, which can cause permanent brain damage. As any parent knows, that's one chance too many.

As Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University puts it, "Before we had a measles vaccine, 400 to 500 children died in the United States annually because of measles and its complications. That number now is zero. That's where we should keep it."
 
Disease parties are dangerous? Really? And the vaccinations aren't?

We all got measles and chicken pox when we were kids. And back then parents din't try to protect their kids from it because it is worse if you get them when older. We were told not to go outside in the sun or it could blind us. We stayed in bed or inside. German measles was differetn not sure hwy.
 
i haven't had a vaccination of any kind since i don't know when.and i haven't been real sick since the late 1990's.i won't get a vaccination now.i'll be doing my primary shopping between the 6th and 10th of next month.i'll take some precautions then.like wiping the handle of the shopping cart.other then that.i'll be staying home much as possible.
 
I had the mumps and chicken pox was inoculated for polio and the rest. - that was back in 1952 - I had a bad flu that went around in 1956 and the next time I got the flu was 1971. I ran a temp of 104F for three days and then I was fine. I slept for the three days wrapped in my electric blanket set on high. When I woke up I was covered in sweat and real thirsty. I haven't had a sick day since as long as you don't count migraines that started in 1960 and I had the last one in 1997. I don't miss those at all.
 
i haven't had a vaccination of any kind since i don't know when.and i haven't been real sick since the late 1990's.i won't get a vaccination now.i'll be doing my primary shopping between the 6th and 10th of next month.i'll take some precautions then.like wiping the handle of the shopping cart.other then that.i'll be staying home much as possible.

Well the lunatic's running the asylum are now forcing vaccines on people so wonder how long before your doctor tells you they can't treat you without your shots.
It ain't looking good for sure. I had a flu shot in 1973 last shot I had was tetnus a couple decades ago. Now they put something else into the tetnus shots so we don't take them either.

 
We also stopped all eating out which we mis at times. All the hate going around now it is not worth the risk.
I know Jessy Jackson bragged about spitting into food of whites back in the 70s. No telling what they are doing now. Plus the looks of some of the employees is not good either. It is too bad because most people wouldn't do anything.
So this is not new, I know when my son worked at MaDs in early 1980s he said he had to guard my food all the way to drive thru window. I had couple grandkids screaming in my ears and drive thru asking me if I wanted fries,pie with that and I said ' hell no I just want to order. I couldn't hear her as it was and she didn't deserve my rudeness so I did apologize.
Now just being white can be dangerous plus add to that two old blue eyed southerners and your at twice the risk. We get more bad looks than ever before since Trump got in too. Although most are nice to us there is always one that isn't.

https://conservativefiringline.com/fk-whites-hater-admits-spitting-white-peoples-food-mcdonalds/
 
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Bragging about infecting us and our children with filth related diseases. Thank goodness most farm workers are not so full of hate. even worse is all the dumb whites in the audience laugh and pay to see this fool.
What lettuce we buy now is washed, soaked in vinegar for a couple minutes then washed again in cold water.
So we eat less lettuce and other raw type veggies.

 
so wonder how long before your doctor tells you they can't treat you without your shots.


news flash..i don't have a doctor.yet. lol

You may be better off without one. I argue with mine and keep firing them so I'm running out of doctors to fire.
Or they throw me out fro not taking their test. I will if I feel I need the test or the treatment though.
This division and hate hurts all of us blacks,whites,latinos, chinese,etc.. But it keeps dems in office and the flood gates of the world coming here wide open.
Its like a human WMD pouring into the nation. And I am not just talking about S.Americans ,but the whole world.
 
"In case you missed it, the U.S. is currently in the midst of the worst measles epidemic since the disease was declared completely eradicated in 2000."

I find the above quote interesting. Eradicated. Then why were there an average of 63 cases between 2000 and 2007? 667 cases in 2014, 188 in 2015, 86 in 2016, 120 in 2017 and 372 during 2018. Thought it was "Eradicated"?

Perhaps "Reduce" would be a better term (but not as scary to the Sheeple?) then eradicated. 1968 had over 750 cases. 1968 measles in the U.S. dropped like a rock, is this when a vaccine was developed?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/186678/new-cases-of-measles-in-the-us-since-1950/
 
You can only eradicate a disease for a stable population. As soon as some one new joins the population it is again at risk.
 
If I'm sick I will get whatever treatment that may save me but I like to have some control over my treatment. And if I step on a rusty nail ,etc, I would risk the tetnus shot,but no vaccines or flu shots yet.
We don't have a vaccine fro this imported measle going around. People getting this new illness have been vaccinated from what I hear.
 
If I'm sick I will get whatever treatment that may save me but I like to have some control over my treatment. And if I step on a rusty nail ,etc, I would risk the tetnus shot,but no vaccines or flu shots yet.
We don't have a vaccine fro this imported measles going around. People getting this new illness have been vaccinated from what I hear.
In one of the conversations I had a while ago with people I don't even know at a dog park, one person said there are strains that cannot even be vaccinated against. It is the movement of people all over that causes diseases to spread. Someone also said you could get a vaccination and it could fail to protect you.
 
In one of the conversations I had a while ago with people I don't even know at a dog park, one person said there are strains that cannot even be vaccinated against. It is the movement of people all over that causes diseases to spread. Someone also said you could get a vaccination and it could fail to protect you.

Sometimes you can learn a lot from a lunatic. I listened to a podcast of Alex Jones on this subject yesterday. He was unusually calm enough to hear most of it without needing a aspirin.
 
Sometimes you can learn a lot from a lunatic. I listened to a podcast of Alex Jones on this subject yesterday. He was unusually calm enough to hear most of it without needing a aspirin.
I can't stand listening to people like him. He may (or may not) have invaluable information, but I cannot get past his delivery.
 
I can't stand listening to people like him. He may (or may not) have invaluable information, but I cannot get past his delivery.

I don't blame you he is one loud person. But at times I can take a small does of him. And that trunews I put up on your 'podcast' thread is not one I listen to now that I know how nuts ,imo, they are too.
I even listen to lib news to try to figure out what little real info is real.
 
A former colleague of mine is now teaching in Boulder Valley School District. This is what she wrote today:

Interesting factoids re measles:

Public health officials are warning about possible measles outbreaks given how many people are too special to be vaccinated. So our school district is requiring staff to be vaccinated or else they will be furloughed without pay in the case of an outbreak.

There are some exceptions. If you were born before 1957, you are presumed to be immune, because the vaccine used then has proven to have lifetime effectiveness. So, unlike most of my colleagues, I just have to have on file proof of my age in the form of a scan of my driver’s license.

But I had a yearly check up last week and my doctor wanted to do some blood work, so I asked them to check my immunity, because I was curious.

Yup. A score over 15 IU/ml indicates positive for antibodies. My score was 261. Thanks, rubella vaccine inventor!
 
Thanks, rubella vaccine inventor!

Rubella is German measles, a much milder form of measles, although it can be dangerous, especially for pregnant women. Rubella can cause all kinds of problems with a developing fetus, especially in the first trimester. Deafness, cataracts, developmental and intellectual delays, and heart defects all can result from exposure to German measles.

Rubeola, (AKA red measles), can also be dangerous to a developing fetus, causing miscarriages and low birth weight to babies born to moms with measles. In addition, measles can cause extremely high fevers. Adults and babies are more at risk than kids from measles, and have a much higher mortality rate.

Even though I was born before 1957, I did have a supplemental MMR, as I really do not want to catch measles (or any other disease for that matter!) Uncle Sam made sure I was vaccinated to just about every disease known to man, it seems, and I'd rather take the vaccine than have to suffer through the disease and its possible after-effects.
 
What gets me is 'we' (the got shot for everything generation) beat all of these diseases into submission.
All of the senseless, preventable, deaths stopped.
Now we are surrounded by people "too special" to be vaccinated.:rolleyes:
Diseases that we had defeated into near-nonexistence are making a comeback.:mad:
I swear I could buy the idea of people going back to the horse & buggy to save climate change easier than letting preventable diseases that we had beaten, bring misery back to the US populationgaah.
 
Rubella is German measles, a much milder form of measles, although it can be dangerous, especially for pregnant women. Rubella can cause all kinds of problems with a developing fetus, especially in the first trimester. Deafness, cataracts, developmental and intellectual delays, and heart defects all can result from exposure to German measles.

Rubeola, (AKA red measles), can also be dangerous to a developing fetus, causing miscarriages and low birth weight to babies born to moms with measles. In addition, measles can cause extremely high fevers. Adults and babies are more at risk than kids from measles, and have a much higher mortality rate.

Even though I was born before 1957, I did have a supplemental MMR, as I really do not want to catch measles (or any other disease for that matter!) Uncle Sam made sure I was vaccinated to just about every disease known to man, it seems, and I'd rather take the vaccine than have to suffer through the disease and its possible after-effects.

I remember having the measles, but no idea if it was German measles or not. I was really young, maybe 3 years old. I remember having to stay in bed with no lights on. The part I remember the most is the day I came out of that dark bedroom into a lit room.
 
I think it's interesting that parents are willing to immunize their children for everything under the sun to "protect" them, but then feed them toxins and carcinogens daily - poison and poison. I'm not opposed to all vaccines, but the carrier for polio vaccine between '49-'54 (I think, don't quote me on the dates) was a carcinogen and doubled the chance of cancer for individuals who got the vaccine (my mom is one- has had severe skin cancer.) And that's polio - a big one. Who knows what they are using for the carrier for measles.
 

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