FACTS: Only 25% of recent US measles cases were vaccine refusers; there have been no US measles deaths since 2003; most of those with measles have been adults/ CDC
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:57 pm
from Meryl Nass MD
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
FACTS: Only 25% of recent US measles cases were vaccine refusers; there have been no US measles deaths since 2003; most of those with measles have been adults/ CDC
A few facts about measles need to be told. Measles is not rapidly expanding in the US or internationally, and CDC says the rate of vaccination for measles has been stable since 1994 . (However, in some states, like Oregon, the number of vaccine waivers has tripled to 6% in about 10 years . In response, last March Oregon tightened its rules for vaccine exemptions, requiring parents to be educated about vaccines before refusing .) The following comes exclusively from the CDC and WHO.
1. No one has died in the US from an acute case of measles since 2003. Because Snopes claimed this was a lie, I checked with the measles experts at CDC, who wrote me the following email today:
2. Worldwide, according to the WHO, measles deaths were reduced by 74% between 2001 and 2010 .
The majority of measles deaths occurred in India and Africa where not enough children are being vaccinated. India accounted for 47% of all measles deaths, followed by the entire African region at 36%...
"This is still a huge success," study author Peter Strebel, a measles expert at WHO, told the AP . Strebel said the 85% vaccination coverage rate is the highest ever recorded.
3. Almost all recent US cases (110 through February 8) have occurred in California residents , with only 17 cases from other states, Canada and Mexico.
4. Over half the cases have occurred in adults. The median age of recent measles cases is 22.
5. Only 28 (25%) of the cases were vaccine refusers. From CDC :
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http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2015 ... asles.html
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
FACTS: Only 25% of recent US measles cases were vaccine refusers; there have been no US measles deaths since 2003; most of those with measles have been adults/ CDC
A few facts about measles need to be told. Measles is not rapidly expanding in the US or internationally, and CDC says the rate of vaccination for measles has been stable since 1994 . (However, in some states, like Oregon, the number of vaccine waivers has tripled to 6% in about 10 years . In response, last March Oregon tightened its rules for vaccine exemptions, requiring parents to be educated about vaccines before refusing .) The following comes exclusively from the CDC and WHO.
1. No one has died in the US from an acute case of measles since 2003. Because Snopes claimed this was a lie, I checked with the measles experts at CDC, who wrote me the following email today:
2. Worldwide, according to the WHO, measles deaths were reduced by 74% between 2001 and 2010 .
The majority of measles deaths occurred in India and Africa where not enough children are being vaccinated. India accounted for 47% of all measles deaths, followed by the entire African region at 36%...
"This is still a huge success," study author Peter Strebel, a measles expert at WHO, told the AP . Strebel said the 85% vaccination coverage rate is the highest ever recorded.
3. Almost all recent US cases (110 through February 8) have occurred in California residents , with only 17 cases from other states, Canada and Mexico.
4. Over half the cases have occurred in adults. The median age of recent measles cases is 22.
5. Only 28 (25%) of the cases were vaccine refusers. From CDC :
Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath
Vaccination Information & Choice Network, USA
Vaccines - http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com
Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy Online/email courses - next classes start mid/end February
Sheri Nakken, former RN, MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath
http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com/ & http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/
ONLINE/Email classes in Homeopathy; Vaccine Dangers; Childhood Diseases and Child Health
Next classes start February