New York City officials have warned that parents in the city are holding ‘measles parties’ where they intentionally expose their unvaccinated children to an infected child, in an attempt to make their child naturally immune to the disease.
Many parents believe the radical measure of infecting their children with measles at a young age is the best option for them after becoming unconvinced about the safety of the MMR vaccine.
‘I understand that parents may be afraid of getting their children vaccinated,’ said Oxiris Barbot, the city’s health commissioner, who said in her opinion vaccinations are safe.
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‘I know that getting vaccinated is far safer than getting measles.’
Daily Mail reports:
The measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines of up to $1,000.
The city’s largest outbreak since 1991 of the once virtually eradicated disease has mainly been confined to the Orthodox Jewish community in the borough’s Williamsburg neighborhood, with 285 cases confirmed since October, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference.
That’s up sharply from only two reported cases in all of 2017.
‘This is the epicenter of a measles outbreak that is very, very troubling and must be dealt with immediately,’ de Blasio said. He was joined by city health officials who decried what they called ‘misinformation’ spread by opponents of vaccines.
The measles virus is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications and death. While there have been no confirmed deaths so far, 21 people have been hospitalized, with five admitted to intensive care, officials said. All but 39 of the confirmed cases are in children.
Measles ‘parties’ stems from the once-popular trend of ‘pox parties’ – intentionally exposing children to chickenpox, before the Varicella vaccine was rolled out in 1995.
In an attempt to ‘naturally’ build up their kids’ immunity to viruses, parents would get them all together, expose them to the virus, to get it over and done with.
Deliberately exposing a child to chickenpox comes with risks.
Exposing kids to measles is even more dangerous.
The virus can escalate into severe complications such as hard-to-treat bacterial infections, pneumonia and inflammation of the brain.
What’s more, the more children in the community have it, the higher risk of exposure for kids with weakened immune systems and pregnant women, who need to avoid the virus.
These days, exposure parties are largely a thing of the past. The vaccine offers the same immunity boost without the ordeal of enduring the virus.
A dead or weakened form of the virus is injected into a child, stimulating antibodies to recognize the virus without making them sick.
But health experts are concerned by the booming number of parents in Brooklyn who are skeptical of vaccines.
The outbreak is part of a broader resurgence in the United States, with 465 cases reported in 19 states so far this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Baxter Dmitry
Email: baxter@thepeoplesvoice.tv
Another once-great American city is total decay.
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There are distinctive health benefits from naturally-acquired measles. We all had them as kids…it was a few days of minor discomfort at best, and nobody ever died! It’s ridiculous how measles has gone from being a benign infection to a dreaded disease since I was a child!
“These days, exposure parties are largely a thing of the past. The vaccine offers the same immunity boost without the ordeal of enduring the virus. ”
Excuse me but no. Having had the measles as a kid, I have a life time of immunity. Nowdays I have been reading reports that vaccinated people are coming down with the decease. Not only that but some vaccines seem to not have decent oversight as to what is being put into them, from what they are made and the adjuvants … I’m sorry but I don’t want any injections of anything made or grown from a line of aborted human fetal cells or mercury, aluminum, or other harmfull adjavents. or idiot doctors that seem to think that overwhelming baby’s immune systems by injecting them too early, too often or too massively is just fine … profit and eugenics ruling over common sense.