At least 82 children in Ohio infected with measles, more than half of whom are unvaccinated

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Anti-vaxxers are putting children in danger

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Measles is spreading among children in Ohio two months after cases were first detected. As of Thursday morning, there are at least 82 cases of measles in central Ohio, officials said, all of which are children.

Columbus Public Health first announced an investigation into the outbreak on Nov. 9 after four confirmed measles cases were linked to a child care facility in Franklin County. All of those cases were among unvaccinated children with no travel history, officials said, as Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts urged parents to vaccinate their children.

By the end of the month, cases were linked to several more sites, including Polaris Mall, a church and a grocery store.

The number has since spiked, and as of Thursday morning, Columbus Public Health reported at least 82 cases, including 32 hospitalizations. All of those cases are among children 17 and younger, with nearly 94% of those cases infecting infants, babies and children up to the age of 5, health data shows. No children have so far died in the outbreak.

It so far appears that all of the children impacted by the outbreak are at least partially unvaccinated, meaning they have only received one dose of the necessary two for the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, known as MMR, although four children still have an unknown vaccination status. Children are recommended to get their first dose between 12 and 15 months of age and the second between the age of 4 and 6.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Child abuse.

[Rebl2]

3. Yep

[Zeitghost]

9. With 94% being under 5

And the MMR not being given until 1.5 to 4-6 years old for a complete series, I would assume most are unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated due to age.

[Hortensis]

12. Good point. Our children were vaccinated in the 1970s without fail on schedule,

but the gaps in the schedules were for medical reasons.

It's alarming to realize that so many small children will be only partially vaccinated, and a great relief to realize that most ARE partially vaccinated, but very scary that the numbers who aren't vaccinated at all have been rising.

Measles elimination hinges on vaccination coverage remaining above 95% to retain sufficient community protection. Recent declines in routine measles vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with prior models indicating the country was close to the 92% herd immunity benchmark are a cause for concern.

Btw, I was reading that measles infection can cause "immune amnesia" in that it can wipe out an immune system's ability to remember what it had learned from fighting various infections. Thus, measles will cause children to be more susceptible to illnesses their bodies once knew how to throw off -- AND enable other diseases to flourish in populations measles has run through.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

2. Well, THERE'S a stupid prize.

[FloridaBlues]

4. This is just the beginning of diseases that have been gone for decades

Look for republican Governors to letup on vaccinations for school requirements.

[LAS14]

5. How is it that close to 40 vaccinated kids got measles?

I thought the measles vaccination was close to perfect.

[drray23]

6. its in the OP

It so far appears that all of the children impacted by the outbreak are at least partially unvaccinated,

[LAS14]

19. OK. I was educated about that. But I do take issue with the wording of OP's subject. nt

[Hekate]

8. Because their parents were lied to about MMR leading to autism so they did not vaccinate...

… or vaccinated incompletely

[LAS14]

16. I'm talking about VACCINATED kids. If half were unvaccinated then...

... half were vaccinated. Right?

[Hekate]

17. ALL are at least partially UNvaccinated -- see quote from article here....

It so far appears that all of the children impacted by the outbreak are at least partially unvaccinated, meaning they have only received one dose of the necessary two for the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, known as MMR, although four children still have an unknown vaccination status. Children are recommended to get their first dose between 12 and 15 months of age and the second between the age of 4 and 6.

[LAS14]

18. Ah! Thanks. But I do take issue with the subject of the post. nt

[Hekate]

7. Damn damn damn damn

[Irish_Dem]

10. My mother had a friend whose baby was born deaf due to measles exposure.

The friend was pregnant when her children caught the measles and the baby was exposed in utero.

Which was not uncommon back in the days before vaccines.

[Genki Hikari]

11. I've had lifelong hearing loss in one ear

From measles that I contracted as an infant. Not enough to qualify as disabled, but enough that it soon became reflex for me to turn my "good ear" to something if I was struggling to hear.

[Irish_Dem]

13. People do not understand how serious some of the childhood diseases can be.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Morons are threatening ALL of us. Look for mutations of diseases thanks to anti-vaxxers.

[LiberalFighter]

15. I research my family tree and it involves old newspapers.

In those old newspapers, there would be many reports of how many had measles and other diseases.