Kent’s #meningitis outbreak was years in the making – here’s why
The #students caught up in it belong to a generation that has never been routinely #vaccinated against the strain responsible.
That is not because a #vaccine doesn’t exist. It does. Bexsero, which protects against #meningococcal group B #disease has been available since 2013
The #UK even became the first country in the world to add it to its national #immunisation schedule, in September 2015.
But only for babies ...
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There's reporting, not necessarily absolutely complete; and there may be judgement on the Individual patient, but in the history of, well, history, two people have survived #Rabies with treatment after symptoms begin.
AIRI the first was a woman in #Milwaukee with very prolonged ventilation etc,moving rise to the Milwaukee #Protocol .
I don't know the second, and I believe patients have died despite efforts to apply that protocol.
#Immunisation usually saves you.
Here in #Canberra, a city of nearly 490,000, we’ve had ONE confirmed case of #measles. The #health department issued a press release and everything, in case patient zero inadvertently infected others.
When I was a kid, measles was a common childhood hazard. Everyone knew someone who caught it. Now, even a single case is unusual enough to warrant a press release.
#Immunisation works. We are KILLING it, folks.
#medicine #immunization #vaccination https://aus.social/@jhaue/116116726950300485
There are quite a few measles cases appearing in Vic now. There's a list of exposure sites at the bottom of this: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/health-alerts/measles-public-exposure-sites-victoria
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy
Vax info: “only 13.4 per cent of Australians over 75 have had a booster in the last six months…
“Professor Collignon …stressed that vaccine protection is short-lived.
"A booster only gives strong protection for about six months," he said.
Current advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), (February 2026): Australians aged 75+ are advised to receive a COVID-19 booster every six months; those aged 65 to 74 are recommended to get one every 12 months, but are eligible every six months if they choose.
#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #PublicHealth #immunisation #vaccine #vaccineProtection #booster
💉 Millions of children are still missing life-saving vaccines. New high-resolution data reveals the location of Nigeria’s zero-dose children and how to reach them.
🔗🔊 Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping-25-years-of-vaccination-progress-in-nigeria-new-high-resolution-insights/
#Vaccines #DataForGood #HealthEquity #Immunisation #GIS #GlobalHealth #OpenData
💉 Millions of children are still missing life-saving vaccines. New high-resolution data reveals the location of Nigeria’s zero-dose children and how to reach them.
🔗🔊 Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping-25-years-of-vaccination-progress-in-nigeria-new-high-resolution-insights/
#Vaccines #DataForGood #HealthEquity #Immunisation #GIS #GlobalHealth #OpenData
@GhostOnTheHalfShell
Yes, I thought the same, if you want to know the likely damage from unchecked measles (mortality, morbidity/ death, sickness, add disability - eg deafness): just ask #publicHealth experts, epidemiologists & biostatisticians. It’s not like the world is lacking in relevant experts & knowledge. Perhaps if the US invested a little more time & effort in the World Health Organisation* they wouldn’t ask such dumb questions or show ignorance so proudly. 🤔 This person is one sick puppy. ☹️
*WHO - which the US has now left without paying the $260m it owes - a typical Thump manoeuvre to not pay your bills.
#measles #epidemiology #immunisation #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses
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