1. Global Measles, 1.2. Forecasting measles outbreaks, 1.2. Hepatitis morality, 1.3. Flu vaccine fail and conscience, 2. Age of vaccine consent, 3. Mandatory vaccination camps versus reality, Controlling twitter social contagions, 3.1. On line threats, 3.2. Process of intended message being changed, 4. Chinese scandal paradox, -From PDWN 190630
Jurisdictions/Regions: USA, Global, Italy, India, UK, Australia,
Outbreaks/Agent: Measles, New York Orthodox, Tetanus, HPV, Hepatitis A,
Topics: Antivax, Research, Technology, Law, Exemption Mills, FEMA, Death camps, Unintended consequences, Intent ≠ Result, Twitter, Job requirement, Shame, Promiscuity, Shedding
Previous Week 190623-Vaccine
-1. U.S. Records 33 New Measles Cases, Mostly in New York State, Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn$. U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 1,077. LA County Investigating If Measles Patients Exposed Others. 190623-Vaccine-3. Do Vaccinated Kids Who Get Sick Have Milder Disease, How Vulnerable Are People Who Don’t Get Vaccinated. India 96% Coverage of Measles Vaccine in Maharashtra, 190421-VCP-India, PDWN-190609-7↓. WHO Advice for International Travel in Relation to Measles.
-1.1. We Can Predict Where Measles Will Happen. Why Don’t We, There are basically two things you need to make a measles outbreak in the U.S. The first is a local community with a low vaccination rate. Insular communities (with low vaccination*) connected around shared culture, religion or a single school provide a place where measles can incubate and spread. But you still need a source of disease, and that’s where international travel comes in to be exposed to measles in countries where the disease is still endemic. A predictive study in the Lancet arrived at its list of at risk counties by cross referencing communities with low vaccination rates and high rates of kindergarten vaccine exemptions with communities whose airline hubs have frequent flights to countries with ongoing measles outbreaks. In the case of the New York outbreak, the data connected a close knit Orthodox Jewish community to Israel, where measles is endemic. Another was to state this is that for a disease outbreak to occur there needs to be a vulnerable population, a source of disease that the population is vulnerable to, and a way of bridging the gap between the two. Seems basic but remove any one of the links and a disease outbreak cannot occur. *Low vaccine uptake can also be due to mundane reasons such as lack of availability and/or medical access, Vaccine Opposition Isn’t Why Many Thousands of Kansans Miss out on Shots.
-1.2. Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A Across the United States. Since outbreaks of hepatitis A were first identified in the US in 2016, 24 states have publicly reported 20,512 cases with 194 deaths. My impression that most of the news about this is warning of possible infection of others such as from restaurants and public areas that have indigents during off hours. Suspect this is hidden because rarely are children at risk, there is no political hijacking of Hep A vaccine, and those infected are homeless, drug users, or otherwise marginalized. 190630-2¶. Hepatitis Outbreak Slowing in West Virginia, which would not make sense in light of Health Officials: West Virginia HIV Cluster Continues to Grow, HIV Cluster Rises to 53 Cases in West Virginia County, but HIV can be bradyoccult 190630-5 for years without a test, while Hep A has distinctive symptoms making it more likely people will seek medical attention and make easier to identify, so new infections could be going down as new cases are being found. | Health Panel: Millions of US Kids Should Get Hepatitis Shot -2↓.
-1.3. Vaccine No Match Against Flu Bug That Popped up near End. How Flu Shots Work and Why They Sometimes Don't. Australia Flu Season Has Already Claimed 228 Lives – and Experts Say the Worst Is Yet to Come, It Isn't Too Late: Why You Should Still Get the Flu Vaccine.
-A. Religious Discrimination Suit Involving Flu Shot Is Settled $75,000 to settle lawsuit of a job candidate who was passed over because her beliefs preclude her from getting flu shots -2↓. Measuring the Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Healthcare Worker Absenteeism in the Context of a Province Wide Mandatory Vaccinate or Mask Policy .....in British Columbia, Canada. | The Conscience Rule was not applied in this case, Trump Administration Agrees to Delay Health Care Rule. A Violation of Privacy, Liberty, Dignity: Civil Rights Groups Sue HHS over Religious Exemption Rule$, <ADDED 190602-190505-VCP-2USA-B>4.
-2. Teens of Antivaxxers Can Get Their Own Vaccines, Some States Say, 190317-VCP-1USA-B, -3A↓. Doctors Are Selling Vaccine Exemptions in California. The State Is Coming for Them. U.S. Advisory Panel Stops Short of Broad Recommendations for Two Common Vaccines -1.1↑, Does the CDC Determine Medical Exemptions for Vaccines, Vaccine Panel Gives Nod to HPV Shots for Men up to Age 26, US Vaccine Panel Downgrades Pneumonia Shot Recommendation, The Time Is Now to Take a Shot at Eliminating Six Cancers Caused by HPV; Study Shows Major Real World Impact of Cervical Cancer Vaccines, HPV Vaccine and Premarital Sex Controversy. Mandatory Vaccination: Suited to Enhance Vaccination Coverage in Europe, HPV Vaccination Works. Period; HPV Vaccination Has Not Increased Sexual Activity or Accelerated Sexual Debut in a College Aged Cohort of Men and Women. Robert Kennedy Jr. Speaks out in Ohio Against Vaccines supporting a bill that would prohibit employers from mandating that their employees get vaccines -1.2↑. Should Measles Vaccination Be Made Compulsory, ethicists have argued that this is acceptable because people who don’t vaccinate their children are potentially putting other people’s health at risk, particularly those who can’t be vaccinated and are therefore more vulnerable. Media Literacy Is Key component to teaching science and critical thinking. More Misinformation on Vaccine Shedding, 190616-vaccine-4.2. Why Rich Countries Are More Prone to Vaccine Hesitancy, The Rise of the Antivaxxers Is Bad News for Business, Antivaxx Crusaders Need a Dose of Education.
-3. Is There a Plan to Send Unvaccinated People to Concentration Camps to Be Force Vaccinated. Probably a resurrection of the earlier conspiracy theory of FEMA death camps, and national mandatory vaccination. An Unvaccinated Girl in Italy Has Tetanus. Vaccine Induced Measles. Has Google Finally Adjusted its Algorithm to Deprioritize Quack Content. Dr. Mercola Thinks So. People’s Veto Campaigns Target New Maine Abortion and Vaccination Laws. 45% of American Adults Doubt Vaccine Safety, According to Survey.
-3.1. Unknown if this will be applied to antivax misinformation, Politicians’ Tweets Could Get Slapped with Warning Labels, Currently Twitter Rules, Defining Public Interest on Twitter -3- do not include medical misinformation and information that is harmful to health. The two closest are Glorification of Suicide or Self Harm which would be a stretch, and then there is the documented antivax Abusive Behavior, targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice, 18 Year Old Who Has Advocated for Vaccines Is Now Target of Harassment, -2↑, 190609-Vaccine-3*, 190630-Polemic-5.2, 190630-7. This can also be misused by an antivaxxer claiming defamation by Twitter or others, Turkey Politician Faces 17 Years for 'Insulting' Tweets.
-3.2. One counterintuitive point is that a source of information does not necessarily reflect the opinions of its audience, I Talked to Alex Jones Fans about Climate Change and Vaccines. Their Views May Surprise You 2017. Erroneous information influence attitudes and opinions but do not determine them. There are always be unintended consequences, interpretations and application can and do vary considerably from intent, context of the receiver determines the meaning of a message, not the sender. 190630-Polemic-5.1. 190623-Polemic-5.3. [Cartoon, -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- -7-]. The Art of Misunderstanding & The 4 Sides Model of Communication: 1) Sender intent: “There is something green in the soup”. Factual Information - There is something green. Appeal layer - Tell me what it is. Relationship layer - You should know what it is. Self revealing layer - I don’t like greens in my soup. 2) Receivers interpretation: Factual Information - There is something green. Appeal layer - I should only cook what you know in the future. Relationship layer - You think my cooking is questionable. Self revealing layer: You do not know what the green item is, and that makes you feel uncomfortable. 3) Message in response: “If you don’t like the taste, you can cook it yourself”. 190630-6.
4. China Tightens Vaccine Management after Scandals, 190407-VCP-Hong Kong. If the pattern from other scandals holds there will be another scandal in a few years. Hard to prevent with lax regulation enforcement, contradictory goals of increasing national prestige and economy fast, and a shame culture. Asian Shame and Honor, a cultural conundrum and case study. Some Comments on the Scandal of Rabies Vaccine in China$, 190630-BRET. BRET is the Bat Rabies Education Team of the One Health Commission, a group I provide a social science perspective (or tangent) to. These posts are on line but on their website. When there is an overlap, I usually integrate the information into the stubs at PDWN and/or Vaccine – so far there has not been a link to Polemic. This time I thought it would be an opportunity for a different view of parademic wholism* -2- -3-, so I linked to this stub. Because a similar word, holistic, is associated with medical scams, antivax, conspiracy theory, and exploitation this variation in spelling was adopted for holism when used for parademic.
-From PDWN 190630
-7. Oregon climate change bill and associated vaccination issues [Cartoon]. 190526-Vaccine-4, 190519-VCP-2USA-B, 190407-VCP-2USA-A, 190331-VCP-2USA-A, 190317-VCP-1USA-A. Beaverton Doctor Crusades Against Vaccine Requirement at Oregon Capitol, the epidemic is completely done, and no one died, except death is not the only metric on severity and part of the same outbreak just appeared again only 180 miles away with same high traffic corridor Another Measles Case Confirmed in Washington Outbreak. The Vaccination Debate: Oregon Doctors Debate the Efficacy and Safety of Vaccines.
-190609-7>. Drought condition in India could result in epidemics and need for a surge in vaccination. -1↑.
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-180513-1.1>. DRCongo. As Ebola Outbreak Rages, Plan to Test Second Vaccine Sparks Debate$. Uganda Govt Warns Against Mass Immunisation Sabotage. Ebola in Uganda, and the Dynamics of a New and Different Outbreak
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