A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.

Making measles great again!

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 hours ago

    The trouble is really twofold, firstly the people that are most impacted with heavy disease and death from measles are small children (whom have no say in their vaccination status, and we as a community should protect), and the massive additional unnecessary burden that will be placed upon the already struggling healthcare systems.

    Just like we saw with covid, this will cause necessary medical procedures & treatments to be delayed, medical staff burnout, and an overall rise in ‘excess mortality’.

    All because people have been listening to dipshits ‘just asking questions’ platforming antivaxxers and a rise in vaccine hesitancy due to mass propaganda online through poorly-regulated social media who value clicks and engagement (ragebait) over accuracy.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    66·
    2 days ago

    Where’s the guy who posts the Donald Trump “I did that” picture when you need him.

    Although to be fair idiot parents who won’t vaccinate their kids contributed a lot as well.

  • cmbabul@lemmy.world
    37·
    2 days ago

    Glad I got my immunity tested and an mmr booster. If you were born before ‘89 it’s not a bad idea to get antibody levels checked out as procedures changed that year

    • watson387@sopuli.xyz
      20·
      2 days ago

      I actually had to get a hepatitis vaccine to work at a project. They did bloodwork on everyone beforehand. Me and another guy older than me were the only ones who had to also get MMR vaccines because apparently the ones we got as children were no longer effective. The whole ‘born before 89’ thing is no joke.

  • IsaamoonKHGDT_6143@lemmy.zipEnglish
    15·
    2 days ago

    And then those people ask for their medical expenses to be cheap.

    If you have a medical problem that couldn’t be prevented, I understand.

    • 0x0@lemmy.zip
      8·
      15 hours ago

      Ask a physician, not the internet.
      Andd I’d advice against visiting the US anytime soon if you’re a foreigner.

    • ryanvgates@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      15 hours ago

      It depends on how old you were when you were a kid and now. I would recommend getting your vaccination history and discussing it with your doctor. The vaccines do wane in effectiveness over time.

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      6·
      1 day ago

      Ask your doctor for a titer to see if you’ve still got antibodies against it.

    • aramis87@fedia.io
      8·
      1 day ago

      It’s not very widespread so that risk is low - there’s literally like 400 cases right now, in a nation of 340,000,000. But if you do happen to run across someone infectious, there’s a pretty good chance of catching it. There’s really no downside to getting a booster, so I’d say yes to the booster.

      Something else to consider - and I don’t know how the vaccines played out in your country - I’ve that in the US, everyone born in or before 1957 is presumed to be immune. Americans vaccinated between 1957 and ?1969? should get a booster because the vaccine the US was using at the time was less effective. And they’re recommending that Americans vaccinated before 1990 consider getting a booster, because they had thought that one shot provided lifetime immunity, but it turns out that you needed a second shot as well. So if the vaccination program where you lived might have had one of those issues, you might consider a booster as well.