jimnyc
04-11-2019, 08:44 AM
Just how stupid is this? Yeah, they supposedly have good intentions in mind.
I read a link to a Facebook comment, from an anti-vaxxer - and it was a woman asking all of her friends, stating that her kid never had the vaccinations, and what to folks recommend now to help protect her child from the measles going around. WTF? :laugh: :rolleyes:
The risks that they are taking on these children, and the rest of their families & anyone else in the vicinity. Just plain 'ol stupid.
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Anti-vaxxer parents hold ‘measles parties’ to give their kids the deadly virus so they become immune and don’t need MMR jab
City health officials blasted the parties in Brooklyn, New York
ANTI-VAXXER parents are hosting "measles parties" so their kids can contract the deadly virus instead of getting the jab, it has been reported.
City health officials blasted parents after they were found encouraging their un-vaccinated kids to get the virus from each other in Brooklyn, New York.
The movement against the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, is largely thought to stem from the work of Andrew Wakefield.
The now discredited UK doctor penned a damning research paper claiming a link between the MMR vaccine, autism and bowel disease.
The study was retracted in 2010 but the paper has had a lasting influence with the "anti-vaxxer" movement particularly taking off in America.
And the movement has sparked concern amid the current measles outbreak in New York – the largest the city has seen since 1991.
It is believed misguided parents are hosting "measles parties", encouraging their young, un-vaccinated children to spread measles with the idea that once a child has contracted it, they will be immune.
The "parties" are similar to "pox-parties" where kids were encouraged to contract chickenpox from each other.
Rest - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8831200/anti-vaxxer-parents-measles-parties-vaccine/
Why ‘Measles Parties’ Are A Bad Idea For Parents
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Health officials made a specific point to condemn the resurgence of “measles parties,” get-togethers where parents gather unvaccinated children with kids already suffering with measles in order to intentionally infect the group at a young age.
The practice has its own faulty logic based on how humans fight off the disease. Once people have become infected by measles, their bodies build up their immune systems to prevent new inflections. They are immune for the rest of their lives.
“As a parent, I have no doubt that each and every parent is making decisions based out of what they believe is best for their children,” said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Herminia Palacio. “But as a doctor, a public health practitioner, and a mom, I must warn you that exposing your unvaccinated child to measles is very dangerous, and it could even be deadly.”
That’s the point of vaccines – safe ways of making people immune to infections with limited side effects. But “measles parties” carry a number of serious drawbacks.
“I know that parents may be afraid of getting their child vaccinated, but as a pediatrician, I know that getting vaccinated is far safer than getting measles,” said NYC Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot. “The vaccine has been proven safe and effective in preventing the spread of measles for decades and we have evidence.”
So why are “measles parties” a bad idea?
“Because vaccines have been so effective at preventing previously widespread diseases, we tend to forget that measles and other childhood diseases can be very serious,” said CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez. “Why would you purposely expose your child to measles, causing them to feel awful, run a high fever (which can lead to seizures), risk expensive hospitalization and other potentially serious complications when a simple vaccine can prevent all that?”
“Plus, there’s the chance that an infected person could transmit measles to an immuno-compromised person (cancer, HIV, other chronic diseases) who could get very sick and even die,” he said. “That’s not being a responsible member of the community.”
Rest - https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/04/09/why-measles-parties-are-a-bad-idea-for-parents/
I read a link to a Facebook comment, from an anti-vaxxer - and it was a woman asking all of her friends, stating that her kid never had the vaccinations, and what to folks recommend now to help protect her child from the measles going around. WTF? :laugh: :rolleyes:
The risks that they are taking on these children, and the rest of their families & anyone else in the vicinity. Just plain 'ol stupid.
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Anti-vaxxer parents hold ‘measles parties’ to give their kids the deadly virus so they become immune and don’t need MMR jab
City health officials blasted the parties in Brooklyn, New York
ANTI-VAXXER parents are hosting "measles parties" so their kids can contract the deadly virus instead of getting the jab, it has been reported.
City health officials blasted parents after they were found encouraging their un-vaccinated kids to get the virus from each other in Brooklyn, New York.
The movement against the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, is largely thought to stem from the work of Andrew Wakefield.
The now discredited UK doctor penned a damning research paper claiming a link between the MMR vaccine, autism and bowel disease.
The study was retracted in 2010 but the paper has had a lasting influence with the "anti-vaxxer" movement particularly taking off in America.
And the movement has sparked concern amid the current measles outbreak in New York – the largest the city has seen since 1991.
It is believed misguided parents are hosting "measles parties", encouraging their young, un-vaccinated children to spread measles with the idea that once a child has contracted it, they will be immune.
The "parties" are similar to "pox-parties" where kids were encouraged to contract chickenpox from each other.
Rest - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8831200/anti-vaxxer-parents-measles-parties-vaccine/
Why ‘Measles Parties’ Are A Bad Idea For Parents
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Health officials made a specific point to condemn the resurgence of “measles parties,” get-togethers where parents gather unvaccinated children with kids already suffering with measles in order to intentionally infect the group at a young age.
The practice has its own faulty logic based on how humans fight off the disease. Once people have become infected by measles, their bodies build up their immune systems to prevent new inflections. They are immune for the rest of their lives.
“As a parent, I have no doubt that each and every parent is making decisions based out of what they believe is best for their children,” said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Herminia Palacio. “But as a doctor, a public health practitioner, and a mom, I must warn you that exposing your unvaccinated child to measles is very dangerous, and it could even be deadly.”
That’s the point of vaccines – safe ways of making people immune to infections with limited side effects. But “measles parties” carry a number of serious drawbacks.
“I know that parents may be afraid of getting their child vaccinated, but as a pediatrician, I know that getting vaccinated is far safer than getting measles,” said NYC Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot. “The vaccine has been proven safe and effective in preventing the spread of measles for decades and we have evidence.”
So why are “measles parties” a bad idea?
“Because vaccines have been so effective at preventing previously widespread diseases, we tend to forget that measles and other childhood diseases can be very serious,” said CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez. “Why would you purposely expose your child to measles, causing them to feel awful, run a high fever (which can lead to seizures), risk expensive hospitalization and other potentially serious complications when a simple vaccine can prevent all that?”
“Plus, there’s the chance that an infected person could transmit measles to an immuno-compromised person (cancer, HIV, other chronic diseases) who could get very sick and even die,” he said. “That’s not being a responsible member of the community.”
Rest - https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/04/09/why-measles-parties-are-a-bad-idea-for-parents/