Countries: Pakistan, USA, Hong Kong, DRC, Mozambique, Israel, Finland, Malaysia, South Korea, Research, Sierra Leone, UK, Global, Papua
Topics: Antivax, Polio, Measles, Flu, Costs, Misinformation, Hotspots, HPV, Ebola, Social Media
-I. VCP News Archive. }}With PDWN added material
-Malaysia: Myth Busters out to Give Antidote to Anti Vaccine Arguments.
}} Health Ministry: Misinformation Has Caused a Huge Spike in Vaccine Preventable Diseases, 181223-VCP-India, 181111-VCP.
-DRCongo: Experts Caution Against Stagnation of Immunization Coverage in Africa.
}} A Spot of Good News in an Ebola Crisis: Vaccine Supplies Are Expected to Last. <ADDED 190127-180513-1.1>. The Latest: Merck to Ship 120,000 More Ebola Vaccine Doses, 181223-VCP. -Sierra Leone↓.
-Papua New Guinea: WHO Confirms 26 Polio Cases, 181118-VCP.
}} Polio Eradication, A Dual Emergency in Respect of Wild And Vaccine Derived Poliovirus in Certain Areas.
-USA: Measles Outbreak Grows in Anti Vaccination 'Hot Spot' in Northwest U.S
}} Pacific Northwest 22 Confirmed Cases of Measles in Clark County, Clark County Measles Outbreak Grows, Vaccination Rates Plummeting, 190120-VCP, Washington Declares Public Health Emergency as Measles Hits Anti Vaccination Community, Emergency Declared near Portland for Measles Outbreak in Anti Vaccine Hotspot -2-, Officials: 26 Measles Cases in Western Washington Outbreak, Confirmed Measles Case in King Co. Prompts Investigation, Warning, Measles Outbreak Grows in Northwest US, 30 Cases Reported, Washington Measles Outbreak Prompts Warning to Idaho Doctors, [Sign], The Pacific Northwest Measles Outbreak of 2019. Washington Declared a Public Health Emergency over Measles. Thank Vaccine Refusing Parents. Information for B.C. Residents about Measles Outbreak in Washington State, infectious diseases don’t respect borders no matter how high the walls, and in fact barriers can facilitate a disease moving into another country undetected <ADDED 190127>-181118-VCP-China>. Anti Vaccination 'Hotspot' near Portland Leads Officials to Declare a Public Health Emergency over Measles Outbreak - PDWN has discussed before how Daily Mail was a big antivax supporter and has now changed its tune. The issue is not that a source is unreliable, but that if it has that reputation and is the only source to report on something, others may dismiss it and not check if it is true. <ADDED 180429-VCP>¶ is an article that the situation was such that this measles outbreak would occur, but was demonized by antivax, Professor Says Parents Have No Right to Refuse Vaccines for Their Children.
-USA: Amid a Measles Outbreak, an Ultra Orthodox Nurse Fights Vaccination Fears in Her Community, 190120-VCP.
}} Why Are We Worried About 60,000 Unvaccinated Kids. Measles Outbreaks Make 2018 a near Record Year for U.S.
}}Flu: CDC Says Flu Season Still Going Strong.Sixth Delawarean Dies of Flu, as Hospitals Implement Temporary Restrictions, this describes a standard practice to avoid losing a hospital from being contaminated during a pandemic, or hazmat event. | Minnesota Wabasso Public School Closed Due to Flu Outbreak, 180923-VCP, INDEX-Somali Minnesota Measles, Vaccine Skeptics Appointed to New Minnesota Council on Autism, Vaccine Skeptics on MN Autism Council Touch off Debateght3 . Dr. David Brownstein Versus the New York Times on Vaccines VCP is mentioned. James Lyon-Weiler and IPAK Are Running a Dubious Vaxxed Versus Unvaxxed Study. Are Parents Faking Their Child’s Vaccine Records, besides the danger of getting sick, this can skew records of numbers who became ill despite being vaccinated. With enough fake records that vaccine may seem ineffective, and a life saving measure may be withdrawn due to erroneous data; Some Doctors Helping Anti Vaccine Parents Get Medical Exemptions, <ADDED 180701>. Iowa Higher Vaccine Rate Attributes to Healthier Flu Season [Map]. “You Don't Trust a Government Vaccine”: Narratives of Institutional Trust and Influenza Vaccination among African American and White Adults. The Campaign Against Vaccination$. A Mysterious Company Claims to Sell Sneeze Filled Tissues for $80. Is It Real, and even not it is more disgusting than Swapping Chicken Pox Infected Lollipops Illegal.
-UK: Only 16% of Teens Complete HPV Vaccine Series by Age 13 Years <ADDED 180624>. Parents’ Vaccine Side Effects Fear Fuelled by Social Media, 190113-VCP. These two articles together are a near duplicate of 190113-VCP-USA. One of the reasons I wanted to separate VCP from PDWN is that it would be easier to see patterns and links. That is one of the values of a database, being able to look back at previous threads and see how they tie together. In this case we have social media, HPV, and UK, with similar links in other countries. The database starts with collection and observation, analysis (the links and patterns), and eventually synthesis to produce usable predictions, forecasts and future interpretations of data based on informed perceptions. }} As an example: Blaming social media is becoming an knee jerk reaction. Social media is not to blame for misinformation. It is the people (or bot) that sends the churnalism, and the person who receives it uncritically who are responsible for social media becoming a channel for manipulation. Social Midiots are the problem, not the technology. To blame the technology makes as much sense as then saying that media should keep harmful misinformation off the net, when the responsibility should be the person who gets the misinformation. #Book How Behavior Spreads: The Science of Complex Contagions, [Cover].
-II. Not in VCP News Archive:
-Italy: Hardline Italian Minister Faces Trial over Blocked Migrants, 181125-VCP. Depending how this develops there could be significant impact on vaccination, either pro or con.
-Sierra Leone: Health Care Worker Vaccination Against Ebola: Vaccine Acceptance and Employment Duration in Sierra Leone, -DRC↑.
-South Korea: Measles Breaks Out; at Least 31 Cases Confirmed So Far. In South Korea. the “raising children without medicine” movement has taken root, in which some parents increasingly refuse to vaccinate their kids 2017. Renowned Biologist Counters Anti Vaccination Trend 2017. | Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Saves Lives in the Republic of Korea, Reality of the HPV Vaccine and the Need for Vaccinations, What Caused the Decrease of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Korea 2016, Women's Health Policies Questioned 2016, Awareness of Cervical Cancer Prevention among Mothers of Adolescent Daughters in Korea: Qualitative Research 2015, HPV Vaccine Comes under Spotlight in S. Korea 2010, -Research↓. There is probably some validity to compare with 190120-VCP-Japan.
-Finland: Western Finland Health Officials Spent over €100k to Contain Measles Outbreak, 190106-VCP.
-Israel: The Israel Ministry of Health Cracks down on Antivaccine Doctors, ######
-Mozambique: UN: 2 Polio Cases in Mozambique Caused by Virus from Vaccine. A peeve I have with journalism is that though they may be factual, they leave out important details. This implies, and therefore can be used by antivax, that the vaccine has started polio again Unfortunately this country has some belief systems that will make this news worse, 181007-VCP-Zimbabwe, <ADDED 180408-180325-1.1¶>3A,
-Hong Kong: Nearly a Third of Hong Hong Preschools Hit by Flu Outbreaks, Forcing Seven Day Closures, 190106-VCP.
-Pakistan: Pakistan Kicks off Year’s First Polio Campaign in 2019, 190120-VCP.
-Research: What Happens If You Get Gardasil and Already Have HPV, South Korea↑. Are Infants More Likely to Die from Vaccines Than the Natural Diseases They Prevent. Flu Science Points to Another Culprit When Vaccines Fail – Us and this may also explain The Endless Hunt for the Perfect Flu Vaccine. Did the Measles Vaccine Have Only a Meager Effect on Deaths. Flu Viruses Resistant to New Drug Xofluza Uncovered in Japan.
-Global: This Autism Dad Has a Warning for Anti Vaxxers.
-III. Applicable to VCP from PDWN-190127
-1. Why PDWN equates climate change, antivax, anti GMO, anti science, quacks. In addition focusing only on topics that are clearly directly related to vaccination confidence means leaving out much of the contextual data that gives meaning and explain human behavior.
-180513-1.1. DRC.
PDWN is not an affiliate of, obligated to, or funded by VCP, The London School of Tropical Medicine, or any other organization. The excerpts from PDWN are provided as additional information for the use of those who wish to pursue a vaccination related topic further. | Be aware that the provided information is not always valid in terms of current science consensus. The assumption of parademic is that if social construction of information is believed to be true, even if demonstrated as false or unverifiable, then they are a social fact with resulting behavior that is in concert with perceived validity, regardless of contrary evidence. | If there is disagreement between VCP and PDWN, the curator of PDWN recommends given greater weight to VCP positions. VCP has the greater capabilities, expertise, depth or knowledge and focus on its subject area of confidence in vaccines.
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