Measles outbreak casts spotlight on anti-vaccine movement

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Measles-outbreak-casts-spotlight-on-anti-vaccine-6035305.php

A major measles outbreak traced to Disneyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children....

While still a scourge in many corners of the world, measles has been all but eradicated in the U.S. since 2000 because of vaccinations. But the virus has made a comeback in recent years, in part because of people obtaining personal belief exemptions from rules that say children must get their shots to enroll in school.

Others have delayed getting their children vaccinated because they still believe now-discredited research linking the measles vaccine to autism.

"Some people are just incredibly selfish" by skipping shots, said Dr. James Cherry, a pediatric disease expert at the University of California, Los Angeles.

[Dr. Strange]

1. Is that GMO popcorn?

[KamaAina]

2. Probably

but I have no way of knowing, because Prop 37 got shot down.

[proverbialwisdom]

3. Relatively recent cultural context here: The Brady Bunch measles episode & the Hedda-Get-Bedda doll.

Brady Bunch S01E13 - Is There A Doctor In The House?

Brady Bunch kids get the measles.

http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/12/best-of-christmas-1962-before-measles-meant-panic.html

Best of: Christmas 1962 Before Measles Meant Panic

Here's a Best of.....

By Kim Stagliano

Let's take a trip back to Christmas, 1962. A little girl named Michele had a Christmas wish for Santa. Michele wanted to play Mommy. Mommies used to take care of sick children. It was part of their job description. Sniffles and sneezes, spotty rashes and wheezes. That was childhood, after all. Get sick, build an immune system, grow up. Michele got a wonderful new doll from Santa that year. Her name was Hedda.



Hedda slept through the night like a dream.



Hedda smiled at her Mommy.

http://www.rescuepost.com/.a/6a00d8357f3f2969e20120a7557ae1970b-250wi

Hedda had one more face. In 1962, it was a face that every Mommy recognized and knew how to care for and love. So did doctors. In 2009, this face would instill fear, panic, disdain, loathing and angry cries that Michele was a very, very bad Mommy to Hedda.



Hedda had the measles! See the little hole in her mouth for the thermometer?

Yes, in 1962, measles were a common childhood illness. And little girls played with dollies that had the measles, and made them all better. So did doctors for children who got the measles. The full name of the doll was "Hedda Get Bedda." Michele is my big sister. She found a Hedda doll on ebay this Fall and sent her to me. Perhaps I'll invite Hedda to Autism One, if she's feeling up to it.

How about your child? Is there a magic button you can twist so that he/she gets better? I wish there were. For each of us.

Kim Stagliano is Managing Editor of Age of Autism.

COMMENTS

Re: Dr Cherry

MUMPER STUDY: http://najms.net/wp-content/uploads/v06i03.pdf#page=34
MORE: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025540340

[KamaAina]

4. Does that mean Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an anti-vaxxer?

[proverbialwisdom]

5. Impressive, lol, I had to look that one up.

http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-bobby-jindal

10 Things You Didn't Know About Bobby Jindal
Jindal made history when he became the first U.S. governor with roots in India.

By Jill Konieczko May 22, 2008 | 4:38 p.m. EDT

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2. Born Piyush Jindal in Baton Rouge in 1971, he gave himself the nickname Bobby—after the youngest son on The Brady Bunch—when he was 4.

[MohRokTah]

6. Quarantine ALL anti-vaxxer families.

They should never be allowed to leave their homes as they are a medical threat to society.

End of discussion