190331-VCP Vaccination News Supplement

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Countries: US, DRC, Hong Kong, Global, Research, Philippines, UK, Somali

Topics: Antivax, Measles, Social Media, Exemptions, Holocaust, HPV, Flu

-1. VCP News Archive. }}With PDWN added material

            -Philippines: Dengue Fever Threat Looms in Philippines amid Vaccine Fears and Deadly Measles Outbreak. 190324-VCP. }} Philippines Measles Update: Nearly 600 Cases in 2 Days.

            -Japan: Court Rules Against Journalist in HPV Vaccine Defamation Case^$. 190224-VCP, 190120-VCP. This will have a chilling effect on future actions against antivax misinformation. }} Anti Vaxxer Wins Libel Case in Japan in Blow for Scientist. Journal Retracts Paper Claiming Neurological Damage from HPV Vaccine$. <ADDED 180520-VCP>.

            -DRCongo: Building Trust Is Essential to Combat the Ebola Outbreak, Why Are Ebola Clinics Being Attacked were both in <ADDED 190324-180513-1.1>9. }} ¿Chanjo?, Ebola Warnings Puzzle Communities in Goma. The availability of an experimental vaccine is seen as a game changer in the ongoing Ebola outbreak, but some aren’t so sure.

For starters, they don’t know what “vaccine” is, nor its equivalent in Swahili, “chanjo”. They only know of “ndui,” a Congolese Swahili term that refers to prenatal vaccines. <190331-180513-1.1>.

            -USA: Censorship or Social Responsibility? Amazon Removes Some Books Peddling Vaccine Misinformation$, this article was noted but after 190317-VCP. The Washington Post only allows a limited number of free access each month and the same information was already covered this was not provided in the Supplement. }} Shots Heard: When the Antivaccine Movement Swarms and Harasses on Social Media, What Can We Do, 190324-VCP-1. Will the Internet’s War on Anti Vaxxers Work. News Stories about the Flu Shot Spawn Debates about Vaccines in General. | Anti Vaxxer Movement by the Numbers Video. -Global↓

            -A. New York County Declares Measles Outbreak Emergency. }} Rockland Declares State of Emergency over Measles Outbreak, Will Bar Unvaccinated from Public Places, County Bans Unvaccinated Minors in Public as Measles Spreads, The Rockland County Emergency Declaration, Rockland Measles Emergency: Expert Says Banning Unvaccinated Children Was Legal, Ethical, N.Y. Suburb Declares Measles Emergency, Bars Unvaccinated Minors from Public Places, Did New York Declare Medical Martial Law over a Measles Outbreak, Rockland County: State of Emergency Declared over Measles Outbreak. | New York’s Orthodox Jewish Community Is Battling Measles Outbreaks. Vaccine Deniers Are to Blame, An Outbreak Spreads Fear: Of Measles, of UltraOrthodox Jews, of Anti Semitism^$. [Tweet Tweet, does comment about anti Semitism in 190120-VCP make more sense now]. The Very Worst of the Anti Vaccine Movement. | Why a New York County Banned Unvaccinated Children from Public Spaces, Kids Get Measles Vaccine after County Declares Emergency, New York County Bans Unvaccinated Children from Public Places. Hundreds Vaccinated since Measles Emergency Declared in Rockland County. [Cartoon]. In a Religious N.Y. Community, an Unprecedented Response to Measles Puts Trust in Government to the Test, <ADDED 190331-180513-1.1>. Misinformation Hotline Stokes Fear of Vaccines in Ultra Orthodox Community. Why Do Some Ultra Orthodox Jews Defy Their Rebbes and Refuse Measles Vaccines. Forget Trump – Anti Vaxxers Are the Clear and Present Danger. 190203-VCP, 190113-VCP, 190106-VCP, 181223-VCP, 181125-VCP, 181118-VCP, 181111-VCP, 181104-VCP, 181028-VCP, 181021-VCP-II.

            -B.  Digital Deities, social media recreates the anxieties associated with early modern puritanism. The Original Influencer.

-2. Not in VCP News Archive:

            -Somalia: We Are Muslims and These Diseases Don’t Happen to Us: a Qualitative Study of the Views of Young Somali Men and Women Concerning HPV Immunization, 180826-VCP-USA, <ADDED 180422-171105-8.2B>8.

            -UK: Why Does the BMJ Post Anti Vaccine Propaganda,  Minister Targets Anti Vaccination Websites. 190331-2.

            -Italy: Italy Imposes Heavy Fines on Parents of Unvaccinated Schoolchildren,  190317-VCP. }} Occurring in the larger context of nationalist/ populist parties hijacking of other political/ emotional issues, Conservative Congress on Family Sharply Divides Italy.

            -Canada: B.C. Government Granted $428K to Group That Spreads Anti Vaccine Claims, same area that has had measles outbreaks. 190303-VCP.

            -Hong Kong: Hong Kong Reports 20^th Case of Measles Infection this Year as Hundreds of Airport Workers Scramble for Vaccine. Blood Tests to Find out Who Really Needs Measles Vaccine among Hong Kong International Airport Workers. Pregnant Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Threaten to All Go on Sick Leave after Staff Member Becomes 33^rd Person in Hong Kong to Catch Measles this Year.

            -USA: Do Vaccines Prevent Disease or Infection, what kind of question is this. Claim: Vaccines Are Safe. True. Vaccines Are Extremely Safe. They Have Many Health Benefits and Few Side Effects. The Anti Vaxx Movement Is More Organized and Powerful Than Ever. The CDC Vaccine Price List Conspiracy. Hanging with the Anti Vaxxers. The Dunning-Kruger Awards. A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There, Experiencing the Impossible. Is the CDC Pushing Vaccines Because a Batch of MMR Is About to Expire.

            -A. Is Refusing Vaccine for Child after near Death Crisis Parental Abuse or Neglect under Oregon Law [Cartoon]. 190317-VCP-1-A. The Cost of Not Getting Vaccinated: the Numbers Can Really Add Up, The True Dollar Cost of the Anti Vaccine Movement, The True Cost of Measles Outbreaks During the Postelimination Era. We Have Met the Enemy....

            -B. California May Toughen Immunization Rules to Block Measles giving state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip vaccinations before attending school. The measure would also officials revoke medical exemptions granted by doctors if they are found to be fraudulent or contradict federal immunization standards. California Bill Would Monitor Doctors Who Grant Vaccination Exemptions, Doctors Who Sell Vaccination Exemptions Endanger Our Kids. It’s Time to Crack Down, 190303-VCP-II-A, 190224-VCP-II-B, 190217-VCP, 190210-VCP-**, 190203-VCP; Sears - 190303-VCP-II,  190210-VCP, Why Hasn't California Cracked down on Anti-vaccination Doctors^$ 2017.

            -C. U.S. Measles Cases Mount as Antivaccine Influence Goes Unchecked. 21 Measles Cases in Detroit Area since March 13. The Measles Virus Was down and Out. Now It’s Primed for a Comeback. Why it Matters That Madam Secretary Is Fighting Vaccine Misinformation. CDC Monitoring 6 Measles Outbreaks Across Country; 314 Cases Already Reported in 2019, Measles Confirmed in 15 States, Outbreaks Declared in Five. | Whooping Cough Case at Texas Capitol Leads to Vaccinations. | The Latest: Over 2K Get Vaccine Booster amid Mumps Outbreak, Vaccination Push Underway to Contain Mumps Outbreak in Philadelphia, 190324-VCP-2-B.

            -Research: How Many Vaccines Did Kids Get in the 1960s. Should Parents Be Concerned about Combination Vaccines and Febrile Seizures. Titers for Vaccine vs Natural Immunity. Social Media’s Contribution to Political Misperceptions in U.S. Presidential Elections may not apply to antivax social media, but if it does then this implies that people who are antivax are not swayed by the misinformation, but were already tending to be antivax and only needed an authority to give permission to be antivax. Extreme Weather News May Not Change Climate Change Skeptics' Minds, and apparently vaccine preventable outbreaks, with deaths, are the same, in fact likely backfire. Chickenpox Vaccination Does Increase Shingles Cases, but Mainly in Young Adults, findings are in favour of universal childhood vaccination. Imperfect Vaccine and Hysteresis. Trust Issues.

            -Global: 1 Big Thing: A New Age of Epidemics. March 26, 1953, Salk Announces Polio Vaccine. Measles: Should Vaccinations Be Compulsory. | Russian Disinformation and the Measles Surge in Europe, [Tweet], 190217-VCP-Ukraine, 181223-VCP-Ukraine,  181111-VCP-IIUSA,  181021-VCP-Israel, <ADDED 180902-180422-1‡>8A, 180902-VCP-Russia, 180826-VCP-USA -*, 180826-VCP-Russia.

-3. Applicable to VCP from PDWN-190331

            -2. UK: Brexit.

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            -Bat Rabies Education Team (BRET) is another group I provide information too. Came across these that I had for VCP in 2018. Rabies Vaccine Could Have Saved Ryker Roque – He Dies Needlessly, Rabies Claims the Life of a 6 Year Old Florida Child: The Tragic Case of Ryker Roque, A 6 Year Old in Florida with Rabies Has Died.

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