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  • Commentary: How measles reemerged as a threat in California and elsewhere

    03/21/2024 6:26:06 AM PDT · by artichokegrower · 13 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | March 21, 2024 | ABRAAR KARAN AND JULIE PARSONNET
    The measles virus is resurging in the U.S. despite the long-standing availability of a vaccine that provides nearly life-long immunity. In the past few weeks, hundreds of people were exposed to a child with the virus in a Northern California healthcare facility; our state is one of 17 jurisdictions with reported measles cases in 2024, higher than seen in recent years.
  • Migrant shelter evictions will not begin this Saturday, Chicago mayor administration says (disease outbreak)

    03/17/2024 3:37:53 AM PDT · by Libloather · 9 replies
    Chicago Tribune via MSN ^ | 3/16/24 | Alice Yin
    CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration reversed itself Friday, announcing migrants will no longer start being evicted Saturday from Chicago’s migrant shelter system. It’s the mayor’s latest about-face in his handling of a 60-day shelter limit policy that has seen months of delays and backlash. However, the administration said they will evict 35 migrants Sunday, and the pace of evictions after that is unclear. During a Friday briefing with City Hall reporters, Johnson’s deputy chief-of-staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas confirmed the change ahead of Saturday’s deadline for the first group of migrants required to leave the shelters. The mayor had told reporters...
  • America on verge of measles MAYHEM: Hundreds feared to be infected in California and Arizona outbreaks as US suffers year's worth of cases in two months - as doctors say antivaxxers and Biden's open border policy are allowing virus to spread

    03/16/2024 7:05:21 AM PDT · by Bon of Babble · 88 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 3/12/2024 | LUKE ANDREWS
    America on verge of measles MAYHEM: Hundreds feared to be infected in California and Arizona outbreaks as US suffers year's worth of cases in two months - as doctors say antivaxxers and Biden's open border policy are allowing virus to spread
  • Chicago Struck with Multiple Cases of Illegals with Measles, CDC Responds

    03/14/2024 8:26:15 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 26 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/14/2024 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
    Officials in Chicago have been struck with a third case of measles found in the child of an illegal alien staying in one of the Windy City’s shelters, and now, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has responded after several more cases elsewhere in the city were discovered, bringing the total to eight. A team of CDC experts has been dispatched to Chicago after the Chicago Department of Public Health found yet another migrant with the communicable disease, CNN reported. On Wednesday, the city reported its third case of measles and the second among children in the same migrant shelter...
  • CDC Sends Team to Battle Measles Outbreak at Crowded Chicago Migrant Shelter With Four New Cases in Past Few Days

    03/12/2024 8:08:09 AM PDT · by bitt · 26 replies
    .thegatewaypundit.com ^ | 3/22/2024 | Kristinn Taylor
    A packed migrant shelter in Chicago with over 1,800 residents (including 95 children two years old and younger) is experiencing a measles outbreak that has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to dispatch a team to help battle the outbreak. The team is expected to arrive on Tuesday. Two children and two adults have been diagnosed with measles in the past few days. One child has recovered, the other is in the hospital in good condition. The two adults, diagnosed Monday, are reported in stable condition. A fifth unrelated case popped up elsewhere in Chicago last week. A...
  • York Region health officials investigating ‘unique’ case of measles as source of infection is unknown (Canada)

    03/01/2024 9:32:32 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 9 replies
    CP24 Canada ^ | 02 29 2024 | Bryann Aguilar
    Health officials in York Region say they are investigating a “unique” case of measles as it is unknown how the man contracted the contagious disease. In a news release on Thursday, York Region Public Health (YRPH) said the patient, who is in his 30s, had not travelled recently and had no contact with anyone ill. He is the fourth confirmed case of measles in Ontario. The other three cases involved children who recently travelled abroad. “YRPH is reaching out to known contacts who may have been exposed to this confirmed case of measles virus. Additional exposure locations are under investigation,...
  • Column: As measles spreads, 'herd stupidity' grips Florida's government

    02/27/2024 9:31:58 PM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 59 replies
    LA Times ^ | Feb 27, 2024 | Michael Hiltzik
    As of this writing, the measles outbreak in Florida is up to nine cases, including the first one recorded outside the epicenter in Broward County, the vicinity of Fort Lauderdale. Nine cases may not seem like a lot, but it's enough to alarm epidemiologists. They point out that measles is among the most contagious viruses known to humankind, which means that the cases identified thus far are likely to be the tip of the iceberg. Who's unconcerned? The chief public health official of the state of Florida, that's who. He's Joseph Ladapo, who I earlier identified as "the most dangerous...
  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz calls for replacement of Florida's surgeon general over measles outbreak handling

    02/27/2024 8:58:14 AM PST · by Recovering_Democrat · 30 replies
    ....Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a press conference on school safety measures Tuesday and called for the replacement of Florida's surgeon general -- as the measles outbreak in South Florida continues to expand. She called for the termination of Dr. Joseph Ladapo and for Governor DeSantis to replace him...
  • Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak

    02/23/2024 4:10:47 AM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 68 replies
    Washington Post via MSN ^ | Feb 22, 2024 | Lena H. Sun, Lauren Weber
    As a Florida elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state’s top health official is giving advice that runs counter to science and may leave unvaccinated children at risk of contracting one of the most contagious pathogens on Earth, clinicians and public health experts said. Florida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo failed to urge parents to vaccinate their children or keep unvaccinated students home from school as a precaution in a letter to parents at the Fort Lauderdale-area school this week following six confirmed measles cases. Instead of following what he acknowledged was the “normal” recommendation that...
  • Why hasn’t the CDC warned about all the diseases that could be brought in because of Joe Biden’s open borders?

    01/30/2024 11:42:49 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 35 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 30 Jan, 2024 | Jack Hellner
    If you’re an American citizen, you get medical tyranny… if you’re an illegal? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is supposed to be an independent agency looking out for the health of the American people. So why hasn’t it protested the endless stream of illegals pouring across the northern and southern borders, allowed to enter without being checked for disease or illness? Are these bureaucrats more interested in protecting their jobs and going along with the political agenda of Joe Biden instead of protecting public health? Eight million people, not counting gotaways, have shown up during Biden’s first...
  • Multiple measles outbreaks prompt CDC alert

    01/30/2024 7:02:40 AM PST · by cuz1961 · 54 replies
    abc news ^ | . Talia Naquin
    The CDC is urging doctors to be on alert for measles cases following several outbreaks.
  • Virginia warns of potential measles exposure at DC airports

    01/16/2024 12:42:44 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 8 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/16/2024 | LAUREN SFORZA -
    Virginia is warning travelers that they may have been exposed to measles earlier this month at the two airports in the Washington, D.C., area. The Virginia Public Health Department said it was notified of confirmed cases of measles at Dulles International Airport on Jan. 3 and Ronald Reagan National Airport on Jan. 4. Health officials are especially urging those who are not fully vaccinated against measles to monitor for symptoms — which typically emerge seven to 14 days after the initial exposure. The health department also noted that there are two stages of measles symptoms.
  • Vaccination Rates in The US Could Be Close to a Dangerous Tipping Point

    01/15/2024 5:19:25 PM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 91 replies
    https://www.sciencealert.com/ ^ | 16 January 2024 | ByDAVID NIELD
    Experts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US are warning that the country is close to a vaccination tipping point: a point where there aren't enough vaccinated people to protect the unvaccinated, leading to deaths that would otherwise have been prevented. A new commentary, written by FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and FDA vaccine regulator Peter Marks, highlights COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus as three diseases where vaccinations are crucial in protecting communities. Measles also gets a mention, with a record number of people no longer getting vaccinated against it. That has meant a number of recent...
  • 94 percent of children in Ohio measles outbreak were unvaccinated: CDC

    08/31/2023 8:54:16 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 70 replies
    The Hill ^ | August 4, 2023 | MIRANDA NAZZARO
    A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 90 percent of the children infected in last year’s measles outbreak in Ohio were unvaccinated. The report published Friday looked at the 85 total confirmed cases, all among children located in central Ohio, and found 94 percent of them did not receive the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Additionally, 80 out of the 85 cases were in children under the age of 5, according to Columbus Public Health.The CDC reported the average age of reported cases was 1 year, the...
  • measles

    06/24/2023 9:13:05 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 11 replies
    Encyolopedia Britannica ^ | N/A | Britannica
    measles, also called rubeola, contagious viral disease marked by fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and a characteristic rash. Measles is most common in children but may appear in older persons who escaped it earlier in life. Infants are immune up to four or five months of age if the mother has had the disease. Immunity to measles following an attack is usually lifelong.
  • Tarrant County at risk for measles outbreak as vaccination rates plummet among children

    06/24/2023 8:29:11 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 30 replies
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | 6/22/23 | Ciara McCarthy
    Dr. Pedro Piedra, a professor of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, the number is not enough to have significant herd effect. The vaccination data covers the 2022-23 school year, and shows that the rates for children in North Texas have not yet recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a significant decline in the number of children vaccinated against preventable disease like measles, chickenpox, polio, and and more. Before the COVID pandemic, in October 2019, about 95.9% of kindergartners in the Fort Worth district had received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. The pandemic disrupted access...
  • Measles case tied to Asbury University revival

    02/25/2023 6:06:39 AM PST · by napscoordinator · 83 replies
    LEX 18 ^ | 24 February 2023 | Audrey Fowler
    FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — State health officials announced Friday that a person who attended an Asbury University revival service has a confirmed case of measles. Officials say the person is a Jessamine County resident and attended the revival on February 18. No other information will be given due to privacy concerns. “Anyone who attended the revival on Feb. 18 may have been exposed to measles,” said Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH). “Attendees who are unvaccinated are encouraged to quarantine for 21 days and to seek immunization with the measles vaccine, which is...
  • Classical Corner: The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity

    04/14/2020 9:41:14 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 11 replies
    Biblical Archaeology Review ^ | April 2017 | Sarah K. Yeomans
    Marcus Aurelius. Photo: © DEA Picture Library/Art Resource, NY. The year was 166 C.E., and the Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power. The triumphant Roman legions, under the command of Emperor Lucius Verrus, returned to Rome victorious after having defeated their Parthian enemies on the eastern border of the Roman Empire. As they marched west toward Rome, they carried with them more than the spoils of plundered Parthian temples; they also carried an epidemic that would ravage the Roman Empire over the course of the next two decades, an event that would inexorably alter the landscape of...
  • Murphy: GOP’s ‘Attack on Vaccines’ Will Cause Polio, Measles, Rubella Outbreaks in Schools

    12/07/2022 1:06:30 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/07/2022 | Pam Key
    Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that the Republicans’ opposition to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops will lead to polio, measles and rubella outbreaks in schools. Anchor Andrea Mitchell said, “I want to ask you about the final version of the Defense Authorization Bill released by the House because it rescinds the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for the military, which was opposed by some conservative Republican senators, largely. They say it’s hurting getting the volunteer Army getting geared up and recruitment. But there are so many vaccine requirements. They serve in close quarters....
  • WHO and the CDC Declares Measles as a Global Imminent Threat, Covid to Blame

    11/24/2022 1:45:14 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 35 replies
    New York Post ^ | November 24, 2022 | Jessica Wang
    A combined report from two major public health bodies has declared measles an “eminent threat” to the global community. Released on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) feared that a record decline of measles vaccination rates and persistent large outbreaks meant that the respiratory virus was an “imminent threat in every region of the world”. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was “absolutely critical” that immunization programs were bought back on track to avoid what he said is a “preventable disease”.