Posted on Dec 29, 2022
Ohio reports more measles cases than previous two years combined
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An outbreak of measles in the US state of Ohio has infected 82 children so far - the biggest eruption of the disease in the county since 2019.
The first cases were reported on 9 November near the city of Columbus at a nursery. By the end of the month, cases were seen at a market, mall and church.
Nearly all of the cases have been in young children who are not fully vaccinated against the disease.
Child vaccinations against measles fell amid the Covid pandemic, experts says.
The first cases were reported on 9 November near the city of Columbus at a nursery. By the end of the month, cases were seen at a market, mall and church.
Nearly all of the cases have been in young children who are not fully vaccinated against the disease.
Child vaccinations against measles fell amid the Covid pandemic, experts says.
Ohio reports more measles cases than previous two years combined
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel doesn't make "good" sense to me.
..."Vaccination can remove almost all of these risks.
All of the Ohio cases have been reported in children 17 or younger, with 94% affecting infants, babies and children under five years old.
It appears that all of the children are at least partially unvaccinated, meaning that they have not received the necessary two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, known as MMR. Four of the children do not have a known vaccination status, according to local health officials.
Children are recommended to get their first dose between 12 and 15 months of age, and the second round between 4 and 6.
A recent report from the World Health Organization found that in 2021, nearly 25m children worldwide missed their first vaccination, while nearly 15m children missed their second dose.
Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, but has seen a resurgence in the years since, though the number of cases is below past historic highs."
..."Vaccination can remove almost all of these risks.
All of the Ohio cases have been reported in children 17 or younger, with 94% affecting infants, babies and children under five years old.
It appears that all of the children are at least partially unvaccinated, meaning that they have not received the necessary two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, known as MMR. Four of the children do not have a known vaccination status, according to local health officials.
Children are recommended to get their first dose between 12 and 15 months of age, and the second round between 4 and 6.
A recent report from the World Health Organization found that in 2021, nearly 25m children worldwide missed their first vaccination, while nearly 15m children missed their second dose.
Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, but has seen a resurgence in the years since, though the number of cases is below past historic highs."
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Two issues here...some have avoided immunizing their children due to the issues with the COVID vaccine AND those coming across the southern border are not meeting the immunization requirements that immigrants are required to meet forming a pool of the unvaccinated that support these sorts of outbreaks.
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