Health
January 1, Measles Resurgence Looms: CDC Warns of Unvaccinated Population Threat
The CDC announced that measles, a highly infectious disease declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, is now threatening to reestablish itself due to recent outbreaks.
In the first quarter of 2024, the CDC recorded 97 measles cases. This is “more than a seventeenfold increase over the mean number of cases reported during the first quarter of 2020–2023 (five cases).” The number also represents “29% of all 338 measles cases reported during January 1, 2020–March 28, 2024.”
Of the 338 cases, nearly seven out of 10 (68%) were detected in unvaccinated individuals. The vaccination status of another 23% was unknown. Only 29 (9%) of these individuals had received at least one dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The majority of cases (six out of 10) occurred in individuals aged 16 months to 19 years.
Most of the cases (96% of 338) resulted from the importation of the disease. This was due to international travel to and/or from Eastern Mediterranean and African countries. The number of imported cases from Europe and South-East Asia increased from a mean of two per year from each region to six between January and March 2024.
Measles has been considered eliminated in the U.S. for nearly 25 years. However, around 250,000 kindergarten children remain at risk of contracting the disease. This is because population clusters stay unvaccinated, and herd immunity from double-dose vaccination is still less than the Healthy People 2030 target of 95%.
A global rise in measles cases and decreased vaccination rates within the U.S. and worldwide currently endanger the measles-free status of the country. In 2019, prolonged outbreaks among under-vaccinated clusters in New York and New York City accounted for nearly 30% of reported cases from 2001–2019, threatening the status.
In 2022, Central Ohio experienced a measles outbreak, with 94% of patients being unvaccinated and 42% hospitalized. In February 2024, a measles outbreak occurred at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Florida. The state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, deferred to parents or guardians regarding sending their children to school, while acknowledging the CDC’s recommendation for unvaccinated individuals to stay home.
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Disgusted Patriot
April 15, 2024 at 6:15 am
This sudden rise in measles cases, caused by ‘importation’ of the disease (the PC way to say brought in by all those from south of the border coming into this country in masses). Since now there is a threat, our government will declare an ’emergency’ and mandate anyone without proof of a measles shot get one NOW (don’t put it past the drug companies to combine vaccines either: you’re getting the measles vaccine combined with HPV, Covid, etc., etc.). No tinfoil hat, just thinking like the idiots in charge.
Judi k Fogle
April 15, 2024 at 6:19 am
Just keep letting in the illegal people that have not had any shots, this will keep happening
mike
April 15, 2024 at 7:14 am
If and this is a big if. The government did the job of screening, we would not be having this conversion
Hambone
April 15, 2024 at 8:03 am
Could a large part of this be due to all of the illegals they are bringing into this country? Probably. Although, I think at this point, whoever trust the cdc with anything is probably already triple dosed on every vaccine imaginable. The cdc is so trustworthy, I just might go and get my mmr jab, if nothing else, to keep big pharma well paid.
Besides, if there is a measle outbreak, I’m sure pope Fauch I, et al might have something to do with it.
Karen Le Seure
April 15, 2024 at 8:12 am
How can parents be sure that the CDC is not jabbing their children with the Covid jab instead of a made up vac for measles? This Government and the CDC can not be trusted with the lives of our children!
Greg
April 15, 2024 at 11:52 am
That’s the truth
Barbara
April 15, 2024 at 1:20 pm
I agree with you Karen , they are putting mNRA in all vaccines anymore.
KlS
April 15, 2024 at 8:13 am
Thank you, Joe Biden and all your lemmings, allowing undocumented, unvaccinated ILLEGALS into our country.
Mr John L Tansky Sr
April 15, 2024 at 8:56 am
The article speaks about cases from Asia and Europe , what about all the illegals what are they bringing into the USA.
Dawn
April 15, 2024 at 9:41 am
Secure the border
Mr John L Tansky Sr
April 15, 2024 at 10:33 am
Elimination of an epidemic is only possible with a working vaccination that is proven to work. Has the flood at the southern border brought once eliminated diseases back into the lap of the USA, it seems that way. Diseases brought back from Asia and Europe where and when did they start? Diseases can only be prevented by testing people and it seems like this prevention has totally failed in the USA . If diseases have been eliminated in the USA why all of a sudden are they reappearing and what is the cause. I think many of us, “we the people” know !!!!
Taxpayer
April 15, 2024 at 10:54 am
If you allow individuals from third world countries to enter the US illegally this is the price you pay. There’s a good chance we will see rises in mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, polio, rubella, tuberculosis, and who knows what.
Love your country fear your government.
TW
April 15, 2024 at 12:38 pm
The CDC and ALL the 3 letter agencies should be dismantled as none of them are reliable.
Pianoplayerjohn
April 15, 2024 at 12:46 pm
I hear they’re working with the Funeral Homes so that everyone that gets a vaccine and get a 20% discount on their funeral. They should have done that 4 or 5 years ago when thousands of people died after taking Fauci’s Venom.
don
April 15, 2024 at 1:10 pm
In two years the Medical Profession with assistance from US Government under Biden and corrupt Mass Media destroyed several generations belief in the US Medical system and the value of vaccination protocol. Good going guys. Everything you touch turns to SH#t. Even normal vaccinations are now suspected of containing MRNA since people will not voluntarily take them. Democrats have virtually destroyed our country in only 3 years.
Barbara
April 15, 2024 at 1:18 pm
I guess the open border hasn’t had anything to do with it. We have had millions come into our wide-open borders no other country has. We had very little measles until now. This government has done a poor job keeping our country safe. Now we have cells of terrorist, murders, Diseases coming in.
Taxpayer
May 20, 2024 at 10:05 am
Big pharma has deep pockets.
Jim
May 20, 2024 at 10:08 am
Gee……I wonder how all those people got here? Thank you Democrats.