02-23-2024, 02:20 PM
(02-23-2024, 12:46 AM)pally Wrote: Measles was never eradicated worldwide. It was considered eliminated in the US in 2000 with no continuous transmission over a 12-month period. However, it was right about this same time when the now discredited "study" came out linking the MMR vaccine to autism. Vaccine rates which had been at about 95-97% of first graders is now 91-93%. A small change but certainly enough that pockets of disease transmission can take place. The Amish and Hasidic Jewish populations both have had major outbreaks in recent years due to vaccine reluctance
You mean religious objections.
Quote:As Dino pointed out, measles is considered one of the most virulent viruses in the world. It spreads very easily and quickly among vulnerable populations. Because of its easy transmission and long life, herd immunity for measles requires about a 96% vaccination rate.
Where the first child got it from is still anyone's guess. The CDC and health departments usually investigate these things. The thing is measles is so virulent that the child could have been walking down the street when an infected person coughed when passing him. The breakout in the Orthodox Jewish population several years ago was started by an Israeli who was traveling from community to community doing fundraisers for a charity. He thought he had the flu
Thank you for that information. Resistance to vaccines that have been in use for ages, and thoroughly tested, makes very little sense to me. Especially when the guy who authored the "study" that linked vaccines to autism flat out admitted he was lying. It probably also stems from a distrust of the government, which I honestly can't blame anyone for having.
