The problem of vaccines – the point

Flasks filled with drugs

By John Plue

The United States has had its largest measles outbreak since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. As of April 26, 2019, the number of cases was 704. The Center of Disease Control stated that "these outbreaks are related to travelers who have brought measles from other countries. "

In California, there have been four documented outbreaks of people who have traveled abroad. The total number as of April 28, 2019 is 38. 10 of these cases are under 18 years of age, 28 of them are over 18 years old.

Two universities, the University of California at Los Angeles and California State University in Los Angeles, were affected by measles and had to quarantine students and teachers who were in school during the period where the infected students were present.

According to the New York Times, "more than 700 students and staff from two California universities were quarantined on Friday." They were told to report any symptoms as they began to appear.

There is a vaccine, the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which prevents measles from becoming a disease. This is how it was declared eliminated in 2000, with only a few isolated cases here and there. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. There are several reasons why a person can not get MMR, says the Center of Disease Control. The reasons why the vaccine is not vaccinated are people who "suffer from serious allergies that can put their lives at risk after a dose of MMR … is pregnant … has a weakened immune system … Has a parent, a brother or sister with a history of immune problems … has already had a condition that makes them easily bruised or bruised … recently underwent a blood transfusion or received other blood products … has tuberculosis … received from 39, other vaccines the last four weeks …[or] not feeling well. "

The World Health Organization has ranked vaccine hesitation among the top ten threats to global health. What is the vaccine hesitancy? This is when people do not vaccinate their children or are not sure they should. According to the World Health Organization, "Measles … has seen a 30% increase in the number of cases worldwide." The World Health Organization is careful to note that this increase in numbers is not entirely attributable to the hesitation with regard to the vaccine.

A number of people choose not to vaccinate their children for religious reasons, while others think that vaccines are not safe and that some can cause autism. Many studies have been done to prove the safety of vaccines and the doctor who wrote the article on vaccines causing autism even claimed that it was a mistake.

It's a problem, though, and many people make a joke despite the seriousness of the situation. There are many jokes and memes online that make fun of anti-vaxxers (people who do not want to vaccinate their children), many of them claiming that their children will pay for their ignorance.

The problem in California is not funny though. More than 700 people are affected by measles, although they may not be infected. They can not go to work and they can not go to school. Their lives were interrupted because people did not get vaccinated properly.