RFK Jr’s CDC is publishing misleading statements. #publichealth

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YYOKctWw_0I

 

US officials focus on identification and rapid action as measles cases rise

Attitudes toward vaccines have changed in a couple of different ways, he said. The idea of a link between autism and vaccination, now disproved by multiple studies, proved to be “horrible misinformation” that “created a lot of confusion for people”, Rosenbaum said. Some parents also began trying to create their own vaccination schedule out of the belief that children receive too many vaccines – a view frequently espoused by Donald Trump...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/us-measles-cases-outbreak

 

Taliban Takeover (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

We begin by criticizing anti-science resistance to vaccinations and masking. After reporting an FFRF state/church victory in Florida, stopping a high-school baseball coach from praying with students, we hear the 1986 rock song "Dear God" by atheist Andy Partridge. Then we speak with Professor and author Juan Cole of the University of Michigan, an expert on the Middle East and South Asia, about what is happening with the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-a4mdq-fa686af

Anti-vaxxers may be exploiting widespread religious exemptions, research suggests - CNN

An increasing number of parents in the United States are citing faith to avoid getting their children vaccinated, according to a new study -- even though no major religion opposes vaccination. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/04/health/religious-vaccine-exemptions-study/index.html

Why parents should fear measles, not the vaccine - The Conversation US

Seven to 10 days in bed with a high fever and rash is the best outcome you can expect if your child catches measles. Brain damage or death is the worst.....
https://theconversation.com/why-parents-should-fear-measles-not-the-vaccine-120657

Unvaccinated student who sued health agency during chickenpox outbreak now has chickenpox - The Hill

The unvaccinated Kentucky teenager who sued after he was banned from school during a chickenpox outbreak now has chicken pox.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/442727-unvaccinated-student-who-sued-health-agency-over-chickenpox-outbreak-now

Health Canada urged to stop licensing homeopathic products that claim to be vaccine alternatives - CBC News

Health Canada's recent warning that homeopathic remedies are not an alternative to vaccines doesn't go far enough to prevent the damage the products could do as the country fights off a resurgence of measles, doctors and health policy experts say...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/health-canada-homeopathy-vaccine-hesitancy-1.5058393.

At least 20 states have filed anti-vaccination bills despite measles outbreaks - CNN

Why is this happening? Especially when the record shows that no state has successfully passed legislation expanding non-medical exemptions for vaccinations since 2003? ...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/06/health/vaccine-exemption-bills-across-us-trnd/index.html

Here are 7 facts about vaccines as mumps and whooping cough are on the rise - USA TODAY

The return of some preventable diseases has been fueled in part by growing opposition to vaccines. Here are some myths and truths about them...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/12/facts-and-fiction-vaccines-preventable-diseases-return/3136758002/

Anti-vaxers' adult son gets measles; now, he has this message for the world - CNN

Josh Nerius is something of a unicorn: a living adult who experienced measles recently and can describe what it feels like...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/health/measles-josh-nerius/index.html

It Took Two Months and Nearly a Million Dollars to Save an Unvaccinated 6-Year-Old From Tetanus - Gizmodo

A new case report from the Centers for Disease Control released Thursday starkly highlights the costs of not vaccinating children. It details a unvaccinated 6-year-old boy's encounter with tetanus—and the hugely expensive, two-month-long effort it took to save his life...
https://gizmodo.com/it-took-two-months-and-nearly-a-million-dollars-to-save-1833137421

One New York City student with measles sickened 21 people amid outbreak - NBC News

More than 100 people in Brooklyn have been infected since the measles outbreak began in October...
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/one-new-york-city-student-measles-sickened-21-people-amid-n981006

No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine does not cause autism, according to a major study carried out in an attempt to reassure growing numbers of vaccination-doubters, as measles outbreaks surge...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/04/no-link-between-autism-and-mmr-affirms-major-study

Unvaccinated Oregon Boy Contracts Tetanus, Spends Two Months In hospital For Over $800K In Medical Treatments - Newsweek

Despite the recommendation of doctors, the child's parents refused a second dose of the DTaP vaccination given to the boy during treatment, along with other vaccines. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/unvaccinated-oregon-boy-contracts-tetanus-spends-two-months-hospital-over-1356077

One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism - NYTimes

A 10-year look at more than 600,000 children comes at a time when anti-vaccine suspicion is on the rise again...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/health/measles-vaccine-autism.html

GOP senator defends mandatory vaccinations after Paul says they're inconsistent with liberty - CNN Politics

A Republican senator forcefully defended mandatory vaccinations Tuesday after his Republican colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, blasted national vaccination requirements as a danger to liberty...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/06/politics/rand-paul-bill-cassidy-vaccines/index.html

‘Something is in those vaccines’: Lawmaker says mandatory measles shots are ‘Communist’ - The Washington Post

Amid a surging measles outbreak in the United States that has grown to about 160 cases in 10 states, Arizona’s legislature recently passed bills allowing for a religious exemption for required vaccination shots — a move that public health advocates warn could lead to fewer immunizations. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, who describes himself as “pro-vaccination” and “anti-measles,” suggested Wednesday he would strike down those proposals...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/01/something-is-those-vaccines-lawmaker-says-mandatory-shots-are-communist-idea/

Rubella gave me a disability. This is my message to anti-vaxxers - CNN

Elsa Sjunneson-Henry was born with disabilities caused by Congenital Rubella Syndrome after her mother was exposed to German measles (before even realizing she was pregnant). Sjunneson-Henry weighs in on anti-vaxxers and how her disability informs who she is. ...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/opinions/measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine-movement-disability-sjunneson-henry/index.html

Measles outbreak 2018: Washington declares public health emergency - Vox

An ongoing outbreak of measles — one of the most infectious diseases known to man — in Washington state has prompted the governor to declare a public health emergency. As of Monday, there were 35 cases in Washington’s Clark County, which borders Portland, Oregon. ....

https://www.vox.com/2019/1/27/18199514/measles-outbreak-2018-clark-county-washington

Anti-vaxxers are among the top 'threats to global health' in 2019, WHO declares | Daily Mail Online

Anti-vaxxers have been named one of the top threats to global health in 2019 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The anti-vaccine movement joined air pollution and climate change, HIV, and a worldwide influenza pandemic on the list released on Monday....
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6603077/Anti-vaxxers-threats-global-health-2019-declares.html