Bich Nguyen3d ago

"We found that long-forgotten plagues have roared back, killing and maiming children in parts of the world where access to vaccines or trust in them faltered. What seemed like subtle changes to a country’s vaccine policies had disastrous consequences years later."

https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues

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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues

The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.

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Show threadSusanna the Artist 🌻
@bich “Ratner saw a direct line between a loss of trust and the sick children in his ICU — first with measles in 2018 and 2019, then with Hib a few years later.”
I’m in South Carolina. I worry this is what’s in store for kids in my state because the measles outbreak hasn’t changed anyone’s mind here, though people who were already pro-vaccination are a little more vocal now.
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Show threadBich Nguyen2d ago

@superflippy

It's so scary because there are several generations of health care professionals who've never seen these vaccine-preventable diseases before. We're teaching trainees using old photos. I hope I can catch one early enough if I see one.