A worst-case scenario in a country without #vaccines

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for #polio, #measles, #rubella or #diphtheria were no longer available.
When immunization rates drop plagues from the past can come roaring back, as measles has in American communities where parents decided not to vaccinate their children.
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Stanley Plotkin's contribution to vaccinology has been so significant that the field's textbook, now in its eighth edition, carries his name. But as vaccines increasingly come under attack, Plotkin, now 93, fears he knows what's to come: many children will die from preventative diseases.

"All I can say is that I'm beginning to regret having lived so long — because we're going downhill," he says. He worries that people have become more susceptible to anti-vaccine misinformation because they have not experienced the misery that childhood diseases once caused — and that things will not get better until outbreaks cause anguish once again.

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#Vaccines #Virology #Science #HHS #RFKJr #Trump #GOP #Nature #Measles #COVID #AvianFlu #Rubella #Meningitis

"Since late January, the schoolboy [Ethan Moran Lopez] has been confined to a hospital bed with measles encephalitis, a complication that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain.

'He's pretty much as if he was paralyzed,' his devastated father, 41, told The Independent in a phone interview from his son’s hospital bedside."

~ Rhian Lubin

#measles #children #vaccines #SouthCarolina
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The measles outbreak in North London is looking like quite a big deal.

Remember folks, while most kids in developed countries who get measles will make a full recovery, there is still a substantial minority that can get serious complications. It is not a benign disease.

If you have kids, this would be a good time to check that they are up to date with their vaccinations.

The MMR vaccine provides excellent protection against measles.

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#Measles #Vaccines #MMR

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Arstechnica: Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages

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#measles #outbreak

🛡️ When Measles Meets the Shield

The measles virus, a 120-250nm airborne sphere, threatens decades of health progress. When 95% of communities carry immunity, we shield the immunocompromised. Science reveals how individual choices shape collective safety.

✍️ Explore: TPC8.short.gy/DWb3UMpG

🌍 Knowledge is protection.

#Measles #PublicHealth #Immunology #Science #Health #Prevention #MedEd #SciComm #Epidemiology #Health #ViralTransmission #ScienceEducation #HealthEducation #STEM #Biology #TPC8

#MEASLES

From NBC News.com: Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

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WRDW: SAFETY ALERT: South Carolina confirms full-blown outbreak of measles

"...COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina health officials have confirmed a full-blown measles outbreak in the Upstate.

As of Wednesday, eight cases had been reported in that region of South Carolina. Five of them became sick within the past month and are part of a newly identified outbreak of measles.

A measles outbreak is defined as three or more cases that are linked.

The people involved in the outbreak are unvaccinated...."

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#measles #outbreak #health #healthcare #SouthCarolina

The nationwide #measles outbreak now stands at over 800 cases, but you don’t know that since RFK Jr is keeping a tight lid on the news.

The #orange areas in this map show where the #vaccination rate is under the 95% coverage target among kindergarteners. That’s a LOT of orange!

Global Resurgence of #Measles: Turning the Tide through a Bold Agenda for Prevention and Control

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THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL EVERYBODY!

I'm listening to Alex Wagner's podcast from a couple of weeks ago talking about how the #DisasterPresidency is decimating the #EPA.

And I think…

They're also trying to shutdown #FEMA.

…and the #NIH.

…and put a lunatic in charge of #HHS.

…and ignored/dismissed #Covid.

…and are ignoring #BirdFlu. And #Measles.

…and dismiss #ClimateChange.

…and defunding #Superfund toxic waste cleanup.

…and in his first term, repealed laws against dumping toxic coal ash.

Now have six people with measles in Kansas. 3/20/25

KWCH: 6 measles cases confirmed in SW Kansas, according to KDHE

"...WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) confirmed on Thursday that there are now six cases of measles in the southwestern part of the state. The first case was reported last Thursday.

The KDHE said the affected counties are Grant and Stevens. No patients have been hospitalized at this time, and all six cases involve unvaccinated individuals. This marks the first measles outbreak in Kansas since 2018...."

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#measles #outbreak #kansas #health