Posted on 02/18/2025 12:05:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
Health officials in Gaines County, Texas have confirmed that the number of people identified with measles is now up to two dozen, and all of the confirmed cases involve unvaccinated residents, reports CBS News. Nine patients have been hospitalized.
Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins, said the outbreak was “completely preventable.”
Studies have found that vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles infection.
ORIGINAL FEBRUARY 12, 2025 POST:
Officials in Western Texas and Atlanta are warning of measles outbreaks among communities with low vaccination rates.
South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said Monday that his department was first notified in late January about two cases in Gaines County, which has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state, AP reports. Fifteen cases have now been identified in the county, mostly in school-aged children. Some of the cases appear to be connected to private religious schools in the district.
“I wouldn’t say they’re all connected, but our teams are looking into exposure sites and the background of those cases,” said Holbrooks.
Local health officials organized a drive-through vaccination clinic last week and are offering screening services to residents.
Texas law allows children to get an exemption from school vaccines for “reasons of conscience,” including religious beliefs. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the percentage of Texas children with exemptions increased from 0.76% in 2014 to 2.32% in 2024.
In Gaines County, nearly 14% of students from kindergarten through grade 12 had an exemption in the 2023-2024 school year — more than five times the state average and more than four times the national average of 3.3%. DSHS spokesperson Lara Anton said the number of unvaccinated children is likely significantly higher since Gaines County has many children who are homeschooled and whose data isn’t reported.
“Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in Gaines County and the surrounding communities,” DSHS warned in a statement.
Georgia Health Department Reports 2 More Measles Cases
Last week, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported two additional measles cases in the metro-Atlanta area. In late January, the department announced a person who tested positive for measles sought medical treatment at three locations before quarantining. As a result of those visits, epidemiologists have identified over 300 people who were exposed to the contagious person, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Keisha Francis-Christian, Gwinnett County Board of Health’s epidemiology program manager, said residents in over 20 counties have been impacted by the disease investigation, including at least 114 in Gwinnett County. The two newly reported cases are unvaccinated family members of that individual.
CDC data shows that during the 2019-2020 school year, 93.1% of Georgia kindergarteners received the measles vaccine. Last school year, that number dropped to 88.4%.
Measles Vaccination Rates Throughout the U.S.
In a monthly measles update released Feb. 7, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it has received reports of at least 14 cases this year from five jurisdictions: Georgia, Texas, Alaska, New York City, and Rhode Island. All patients were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status and six were hospitalized for isolation or treatment of complications.
Last year, the U.S. had 284 measles cases — the highest number in five years. That number comes as kindergarten vaccination rates against measles, mumps, and rubella have dropped below the 95% threshold that the CDC says is needed to prevent community outbreaks.
RELATED ARTICLE: 7th Case of Measles Reported at Florida Elementary School Before the measles vaccine was developed in the 1960s, the disease killed hundreds of children each year in the U.S. In 2023, measles killed more than 107,000 globally. The victims were mostly unvaccinated or undervaccinated children under the age of five. Although a measles death has not been reported in the U.S. since 2015, Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease physician based in New York City, told NPR that not getting vaccinated against measles is a slippery slope.
“It is the most infectious disease that we know by far — much more infectious than flu, much more infectious than COVID or polio or Ebola or anything else that I can think of,” he said. “When vaccination levels start to fall, we see measles outbreaks first, and then those are often followed by outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases, things that are a little less contagious than measles.”
𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒎 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑵𝑷𝑹 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆.
So is letting 10 million diseased 3rd worlders flood in. A much more slippery slope IMO.
If the medical authoritarians had not done what they did 5 years ago AND had they rolled back the vax “suggestions” back to 1980 or earlier levels, it’s likely we would not be dealing with this.
When my niece took her kid in and told the Dr yes on vaxes BUT one at a time, with an appropriate waiting period between. Dr got very pissed.
None of these medical experts are capable of looking you in the eye and admitting any culpability on their part. No remorse for their Gestapo like behavior RE covid etc. They are responsible for this situation. Not to mention the lying and secrecy by the manufacturers.
Some of these people ought to consider themselves fortunate they haven’t been strung up by some of their victims.
“Unvaccinated residents”? Are these “residents” actual citizens? Essential information to know before any conclusions can be drawn.
The Devil is real!
Probably, but the question is “Will it be?”
And, maybe.
Vaccines vary in effectiveness based on batch and the person.
My old allergist, who was a great doctor, was very honest about them.
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Yep ol’ Columbus started a phenom here. Dem Red
Skins got many infections from accross the waters.
Babies today have a line of innoculations to enjoy.
Yup!
um.. who wouldn’t get vaccinated for measles? You can’t even enroll in school without proof of being vaccinated for it!
I am guessing illegal aliens are bringing it in, and are spreading it among themselves.
After Fauxci’s lies who trusts the medical establishment to give us safe vaccines? Not me!
Illegals causing outbreaks.. nothing new there.
I have ALWAYS maintained it’s about the ‘schedule’.
To-wit.
In other news, re the measles ‘outbreak’:
I never considered that aspect. Should POTUS use CIA resources fully, a nice little panic would ensue that could cause a new wave of self-deportations.
Think about it. Brilliant.
yep these anti “anti vaxxer’ articles are just a smokescreen for the fact that illegal aliens came here en masse spreading their diseases. Mustn’t speak of the elephant in the room.
Unvaxxed “residents”...
Does the enemedia outlet mean migrants?
Because if the enemedia outlet means migrants, well, that’s a different kettle of fish, isn’t it...
Holy moly, I smell a rat. Could the unvaxxed issue be covering up something else...
https://www.merckvaccines.com/mmr/storage-handling/
From the link...
“...
If not administered immediately, reconstituted vaccine may be stored between 36oF to 46oF (2oC to 8oC), protected from light for up to 8 hours. Discard if not used within 8 hours. Store accompanying diluent in the refrigerator at 36oF to 46oF (2oC to 8oC) or at room temperature 68oF to 77oF (20oC to 25oC). DO NOT FREEZE the diluent....”
I wonder if there’s a storage and handling issue.
If there is...
Ignorance?
Cost cutting?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Due to their lying about the covid shots, and their absolute insistence about getting it, I no longer trust even the routine vaccinations (mumps, measles, polio, etc) because I don't know that they are not including the mRNA crap in those shots as well.
They have single-handedly destroyed any public trust in the medical community, and I am sad about that.
and there’s this............
“The following adverse reactions have been identified during the subcutaneous use of M-M-R®II or its components in clinical trials or reported during post-approval use: headache, dizziness, febrile convulsions, anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions, arthritis, thrombocytopenia, encephalitis and encephalopathy.”
What’s the problem?
Would 15 be acceptable? Or is zero?
That sounds like the way science works.
So polio vaccination is out?
That’s exactly what it is. They are blaming this on antivaxers while promoting completely open border for unvaxed third worlders.
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