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Lucas Waldron and Patricia Callahan take a long, sobering look at what may well happen down the road if RFKJr gets his way with vaccines and vaccine makers stop making vaccines readily available for the American market. Their modeling of a possible trajectory looks at polio, measles, rubella, and diphtheria.

#vaccines #vaccination #polio #measles #rubella #diphtheria #Trump #RFKJr #healthcare
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https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

ProPublica

The Hard Times – Punk News Comin’ Your Way!Apr 2

So-Called Eric Clapton Fan Safely Protected Against Measles and Rubella

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 1

A worst-case scenario in a country without #vaccines

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for #polio, #measles, #rubella or #diphtheria were no longer available.
When immunization rates drop plagues from the past can come roaring back, as measles has in American communities where parents decided not to vaccinate their children.
https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

ProPublica

boksy Mar 4

Stanley Plotkin's contribution to vaccinology has been so significant that the field's textbook, now in its eighth edition, carries his name. But as vaccines increasingly come under attack, Plotkin, now 93, fears he knows what's to come: many children will die from preventative diseases.

"All I can say is that I'm beginning to regret having lived so long — because we're going downhill," he says. He worries that people have become more susceptible to anti-vaccine misinformation because they have not experienced the misery that childhood diseases once caused — and that things will not get better until outbreaks cause anguish once again.

https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/02/stanley-plotkin-profile-godfather-of-vaccines-worried/

#Vaccines #Virology #Science #HHS #RFKJr #Trump #GOP #Nature #Measles #COVID #AvianFlu #Rubella #Meningitis

A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away

Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

STAT

Olivier Mehani Feb 23

I went to the GP's today, and got a Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) booster on the spot (and free). Anyone born after 1966 without a documented second dose is eligible.

You can do immunity measurement first, if you want (and pay), but that would only give you a rare “you don't need it”. Otherwise, it's just easy to get it.

#measles #vaccines #mumps #Rubella #australia

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Marianne Feb 16

@statsguy not just if you have kids!
Get a booster if you're not sure if/when you had an MMR. Everyone.
Especially over-50s but anyone at all. Request a blood test for antibody titres if they won't just book you in for a vaccine straight away.

Getting a top-up of protection is always a good idea, especially now. #vaccinesWork
#MMR #measles #mumps #rubella

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Led By Gilded Fools Feb 9

@ai6yr This article says to get the Measles vaccination. But, it omits "why" Dr Oz had a change of mind to start advocating for it, and contradicting his boss.

Given history, one can suspect that someone in his immediate family has/had measles with severe symptoms, which is the only reason these bastard billionaires will ever give a shit: It happened to one of theirs.

Fuck these guys, but get the vaccine, please.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html

#Measles #Mumps #Rubella #MMR #Outbreak #Plague #Disease #RFKJR #DrOz