In a move that will surprise nobody Covid grifters like @FatEmperor are now spreading misinformation about ALL vaccines.
Let's examine his claim, shall we?
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Let's examine his claim, shall we?
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Anti-vaxxers love to show MORTALITY rates of diseases before vaccines came along while intentionally hiding MORBIDITY rates.
Death is not the only consequence of being infected with a preventable disease like measles.
And cases did not go down & STAY DOWN until vaccines arrived
Death is not the only consequence of being infected with a preventable disease like measles.
And cases did not go down & STAY DOWN until vaccines arrived
Each year in the USA pre-vaccination measles led to:
400-500 deaths
48,000 hospitalizations
1,000 suffered encephalitis (swelling of the brain)
And other long-term complications like deafness, immune amnesia & some even died from SSPE years later.
400-500 deaths
48,000 hospitalizations
1,000 suffered encephalitis (swelling of the brain)
And other long-term complications like deafness, immune amnesia & some even died from SSPE years later.
Before 1963, approximately 500,000 cases were reported annually, with epidemic cycles every 2–3 years.
However, the actual number of cases was estimated at 3–4 million annually. More than 50% of persons had measles by age 6, and more than 90% had measles by age 15.
However, the actual number of cases was estimated at 3–4 million annually. More than 50% of persons had measles by age 6, and more than 90% had measles by age 15.
In the years following licensure of vaccine in 1963, the incidence of measles decreased by more than 95%, and 2–3-year epidemic cycles no longer occurred.
Because of this success, a 1978 Measles Elimination Program set a goal to eliminate indigenous measles by October 1, 1982 (26,871 cases were reported in 1978).
The 1982 elimination goal was not met, but in 1983, only 1,497 cases were reported (0.6 cases per 100,000 population), the lowest annual total ever reported up to that time
Some facts about measles:
1. Ear infections occur in about one out of every 10 children with measles and can result in permanent hearing loss.
1. Ear infections occur in about one out of every 10 children with measles and can result in permanent hearing loss.
2. As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children.
3. About one child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.
4. For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it.
5. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a very rare, but fatal disease of the central nervous system that results from a measles virus infection acquired earlier in life.
SSPE generally develops 7 to 10 years after a person has measles, even though the person seems to have fully recovered from the illness.
6. Immune amnesis.
Measles can weaken immunity vs other infections for years after illness.
princeton.edu/news/2015/05/0…
Measles can weaken immunity vs other infections for years after illness.
princeton.edu/news/2015/05/0…
What about the death rate?
Measles death rate has always been about 1 in 1,000.
In the last big US outbreaks between 1989-1992 there were 57,859 cases of measles during this time, and 127 deaths, working out to almost exactly 2 deaths per 1000 cases of measles.
Measles death rate has always been about 1 in 1,000.
In the last big US outbreaks between 1989-1992 there were 57,859 cases of measles during this time, and 127 deaths, working out to almost exactly 2 deaths per 1000 cases of measles.
The 2017 measles outbreak in Europe had around one death per 1200 cases in Italy, and one death per four hundred cases throughout the European Union.
The 2018-19 Europe outbreaks had over 100,000 cases and 90 deaths.
The 2018-19 Europe outbreaks had over 100,000 cases and 90 deaths.
Europe in 2011:
26,000 cases and a death rate of around 1 per 3000, but varied highly by country. France bore the brunt with a death rate of around 1 per 2300.
who.int/europe/home?v=…
26,000 cases and a death rate of around 1 per 3000, but varied highly by country. France bore the brunt with a death rate of around 1 per 2300.
who.int/europe/home?v=…
Europe 2018-19. Over 100,000 cases and 90 deaths in 47 of 53 countries.
euobserver.com/tickers/144858
euobserver.com/tickers/144858
Worldwide measles vaccination resulted in a 73% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2018.
During 2000- 2018, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 23.2 million deaths making measles vaccine one of the best buys in public health.
who.int/news-room/fact…
During 2000- 2018, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 23.2 million deaths making measles vaccine one of the best buys in public health.
who.int/news-room/fact…
When you look at the risks of the disease vs the vaccine it's a no-brainer:
In conclusion anti-vaxxers mislead their followers about the effects of vaccination by focusing on total deaths in first-world countries like the USA (which did decline pre-vaccine) but intentionally hiding data on cases/morbidity (which didn't) & worldwide deaths.
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