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On this final #VaxFactsFebruary of 2020, let’s recap:
✅ #VaccinesDontCauseAutism
✅No US #vaccines given to kids are made in China
✅Vaccines do not cause ppl to change gender
✅Vaccines are not toxic
✅#VaccinesSaveLives
✅>9/10 parents choose to vaccinate
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✅ #VaccinesDontCauseAutism
✅No US #vaccines given to kids are made in China
✅Vaccines do not cause ppl to change gender
✅Vaccines are not toxic
✅#VaccinesSaveLives
✅>9/10 parents choose to vaccinate
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✅#VaccinesCauseAdults
✅US #vaccines are made in Canada, Belgium, Australia, France and the US
✅Vaccines prevent diseases that can be deadly to babies and children
✅BEST was to protect children is to vaccinate according to the CDC schedule— others are not evidence-based
✅#VaccinesCauseAdults
✅US #vaccines are made in Canada, Belgium, Australia, France and the US
✅Vaccines prevent diseases that can be deadly to babies and children
✅BEST was to protect children is to vaccinate according to the CDC schedule— others are not evidence-based
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✅#VaccinesWork! MMR, for example, is 97% effective in preventing #measles
✅#FluShot prevents ~50% of #flu and reduces hospitalization and death from flu by 65%
✅#HIB vaccine effectively ended HIB meningitis within just a few years
✅2 of 3 polio strains are GONE! Amazing!
✅#VaccinesWork! MMR, for example, is 97% effective in preventing #measles
✅#FluShot prevents ~50% of #flu and reduces hospitalization and death from flu by 65%
✅#HIB vaccine effectively ended HIB meningitis within just a few years
✅2 of 3 polio strains are GONE! Amazing!
HOO BOY I just read the "Harvard Study Proves 'Unvaccinated Children Pose No Risk'" garbage, bunk, actually-just-an-open-letter-from-an-antivax-immunologist and I am DANGEROUSLY INFURIATED.
I will NOT be linking to this article. But it is garbage. *RAGE SCREAM* #VaccinesWork
I will NOT be linking to this article. But it is garbage. *RAGE SCREAM* #VaccinesWork
What is notable is the approach: Consistently demonstrating that vaccines are 1) effective and thereby 2) changing the landscape of commonly seen infections to prove that vaccines DON'T prevent spread of disease??
It's a baffling strategy that doesn't work.
#VaxFactsFebruary
It's a baffling strategy that doesn't work.
#VaxFactsFebruary
It turns out there's a rather good Snopes article debunking a lot of the scientific claims. If you MUST read this thing (which again I wont' link to) you can find it here: snopes.com/fact-check/har…
But since I'm already riled up, here are a few points from me… #VaccinesWork
But since I'm already riled up, here are a few points from me… #VaccinesWork
Week #5: #Measles & #MMR
Clear topic of the week was measles (so many convos w/ concerned parents this week!) so this week’s thread is on the MMR vaccine
#VaccinesWork #VaxFactsFebruary
@Dr_ScottK @PedsGeekMD @DrJaimeFriedman @DrPanMD
#PediatricTeachingTipsAndPearls
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Clear topic of the week was measles (so many convos w/ concerned parents this week!) so this week’s thread is on the MMR vaccine
#VaccinesWork #VaxFactsFebruary
@Dr_ScottK @PedsGeekMD @DrJaimeFriedman @DrPanMD
#PediatricTeachingTipsAndPearls
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Brief overview on #measles:
Highly #contagious - 90% of susceptible (i.e. non-vaccinated) persons will become ill if exposed
- Fever
- 3 C's (cough, conjunctivitis, coryza)
- #Koplik spots
- Rash (starts on face & spreads downward)
Sources for thread: @CDCgov & @WHO
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Highly #contagious - 90% of susceptible (i.e. non-vaccinated) persons will become ill if exposed
- Fever
- 3 C's (cough, conjunctivitis, coryza)
- #Koplik spots
- Rash (starts on face & spreads downward)
Sources for thread: @CDCgov & @WHO
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Complications from #measles:
Ear infxn (1 in 10) - can cause hearing loss
Pneumonia (1 in 20) - most common cause of death
Encephalitis (1 in 1000)
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (4-11 in 100,000)
1 in 4 will be hospitalized
1-2 in 1,000 will die
#VaxFactsFebruary
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Ear infxn (1 in 10) - can cause hearing loss
Pneumonia (1 in 20) - most common cause of death
Encephalitis (1 in 1000)
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (4-11 in 100,000)
1 in 4 will be hospitalized
1-2 in 1,000 will die
#VaxFactsFebruary
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