So measles, right? Sizable out breaks are in the news. The CDC has it at 650 cases last year and 121 new cases year to date.

http://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html


In most of the stories on TV they show interviews with one or more moms who say they won't get their kids vaccinated because they "know what is best for their kids." Do they? These are not kids who have a physical condition that could result in a bad reaction to the vaccine. Just kids. Many of these parents have heard stories about vaccines causing autism. But the person who started that scare has been revealed as a fraud.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctor-b...sles-outbreak/

So there really isn't any good reason to not get your kid vaccinated if he or she is of "normal" health. I guess these parents figure their kids are protected because every other kid has been vaccinated. So what's best for their kids is for all of your kids to get vaccinated so their kids will be safe and unvaccinated. But here comes the outbreaks. I hope those unvaccinated kids will be all right. I understand a lot of older folks end up getting it as well. I'm wondering if I should get a booster shot. I'm not sure the immunity lasts a life time. I've read conflicting reports on that subject.

What are your thoughts on these issue?

 

I've read that here in Orange County, CA, where Disneyland is, and where the local outbreak started, we have a higher rate of unvaccinated kids due to rich white moms thinking they are doing the right thing. They think they are being smart but now they're changing their minds and getting their kids vaccinated. When I was at the main entrance of Saddleback Hospital on Tuesday, volunteering, some douche bag guy came in saying the outbreak was due to illegal immigrants.


Orange County Register newspaper article

 

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In the end it's kids that count isn't it?

fltsfshr

 

I spoke with my doctor last week, and his reply was, "Did you have the measles as a child?"
Me, "yes".
Doc. "You can only get the measles once"

Now if you were inoculated, you might need a booster, but they can tell with a blood test.

As for the people who put more credence in Jenny McCarthy than they do science and doctors, I sure hope their kids don't die, but the mortality rate from measles is being reported at .3%, certainly not odds that I find acceptable, but I have no kids, so what do I know.

 

Last year, there was a mumps epidemic, which apparently started at The Ohio State University where I was working at the time. I think there were eventually over 480 cases of mumps in Ohio in 2014.

All Ohio State University students and staff were encouraged to get the MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine for free at the University, so I did so in May 2014.

In Sept 2014, I got a second shot at my doctor's office. It was thought that probably the one shot was enough unless you were going to travel outside of the U.S., but I decided to get the second shot, just in case. (They were no longer giving the free shots at the University anymore when it was time for me to get the second shot.)

I had never had a documented case of mumps or Rubella (German Measles) as a child, but I did have measles as a child. I did have a Rubella vaccine in the early 1970's and also in 1982 when I worked in a children's hospital. I'm not sure if it was the MMR shot, though, or just Rubella.

Anyway, so now I am likely protected against all three...measles, mumps, and Rubella.

Our youngest grandson (now 3 years old) did not get his MMR shot until he was over 2 years old because his mother was worried about the autism "link." However, our son finally talked her into having their son vaccinated with the MMR shot when there was an epidemic of mumps in our area. There was also a measles epidemic in Ohio last year, which apparently started when an Amish missionary to the Philippines brought it back to the unvaccinated Amish community in Ohio.

I personally feel that parents should vaccinate their children.

 

No matter the cause, I'm getting a bit tired of all the press. Every case gets coverage and what are we up to now in the US? 150 cases plus or minus? I looked up the number of cases when I was in high school, 50 years ago. It was 250,000 in the US. (one year's worth) You'd think it was ebola we were hearing about.

 

Hey, the press needs something to blow out of proportion. New Ebola cases aren't happening but new measles cases are.

 

Yep. A big part of this too, is that measles is preventable.

 

Yep. A big part of this too, is that measles is preventable.
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I by training, and general character, am a scientist and engineer.
I absolutely believe in the concept of vaccines and the public's responsibility to participate.
6% of the wealthy kids in the silicon valley are not vaccinated.
Hypocrites who won't step up to the plate and accept their responsibility as part of society riding on the shoulders of those who do.
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