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World May Be 'post-herd Immunity' to Measles
A leading immunologist warned of a "post-herd-immunity world", as measles outbreaks affect communities with low vaccination rates in the American south-west, Mexico and Canada. The US is enduring the largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century.
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The northern Americas are at "high" risk of measles compared with a "moderate" risk globally, according to the WHO.[image or embed] -- aljazeera.com (@aljazeera.com) May 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The northern Americas are at "high" risk of measles compared with a "moderate" risk globally, according to the WHO.[image or embed]
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... "We're living in a post-herd-immunity world. I think the measles outbreak proves that," said Dr Paul Offit, an expert on infectious disease and immunology and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Measles -- because it is the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases, the most contagious human disease really -- it is the first to come back." The US eliminated measles in 2000. Elimination status would be lost if the US had 12 months of sustained transmission of the virus. As of 1 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 935 confirmed measles cases across 30 jurisdictions. Nearly one in three children under five years old involved in the outbreak, or 285 young children, have been hospitalized. Three large outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and the US now account for the overwhelming majority of roughly 2,300 measles cases across the World Health Organization's six-country Americas region, according to the health authority's update this week. Risk of measles is considered high in the Americas, and has grown 11-fold compared with 2024. ...
"Measles -- because it is the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases, the most contagious human disease really -- it is the first to come back."
The US eliminated measles in 2000. Elimination status would be lost if the US had 12 months of sustained transmission of the virus. As of 1 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 935 confirmed measles cases across 30 jurisdictions. Nearly one in three children under five years old involved in the outbreak, or 285 young children, have been hospitalized.
Three large outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and the US now account for the overwhelming majority of roughly 2,300 measles cases across the World Health Organization's six-country Americas region, according to the health authority's update this week. Risk of measles is considered high in the Americas, and has grown 11-fold compared with 2024. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-04 02:24 PM | Reply
I was tested a few years back when I started working for a healthcare provider for measles immunity. I had lost my immunity and had to get a booster before I could start working for them.
#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-05-04 04:34 PM | Reply
#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-05-04 04:34 PM | Reply
A byproduct of misinformation combined with low critical thinking skills
#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-04 06:58 PM | Reply
" I was tested a few years back when I started working for a healthcare provider for measles immunity. I had lost my immunity and had to get a booster before I could start working for them.
#2 | POSTED BY JOHNNY_HOTSAUCE AT 2025-05-04 04:34 PM | FLAG: "
Interesting. I didn't realize that one could lose immunity.
#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:10 PM | Reply
So far it seems based in a religious whackjob cult in North America.
#6 | Posted by northguy3 at 2025-05-04 08:11 PM | Reply
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