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Health News that Trump Doesn't Want You To Know

KaraBulut said:
U.S. Cases in 2025 - as of 18-Apr-2025

Total cases: 800 (up from 712 last week) - now in 25 states

Age
  • Under 5 years: 249 (31%)
  • 5-19 years: 304 (38%)
  • 20+ years: 231 (29%)
  • Age unknown: 16 (2%)

Vaccination Status
  • Unvaccinated or Unknown: 96%
  • One MMR dose: 1%
  • Two MMR doses: 2%

U.S. Hospitalizations in 2025: 11% of cases hospitalized (85 of 800)


Percent of Age Group Hospitalized
  • Under 5 years: 19% (47 of 249)
  • 5-19 years: 7% (21 of 304)
  • 20+ years: 6% (15 of 231)
  • Age unknown: 13% (2 of 16)

U.S. Deaths in 2025: 3


The Texas outbreak is now 597 cases (up from 541 cases last week)
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U.S. Cases in 2025 - as of 25-Apr-2025

Total cases: 884 (up from 800 last week)

Age:
  • Under 5 years: 266 (30%)
  • 5-19 years: 338 (38%)
  • 20+ years: 261 (30%)
  • Age unknown: 19 (2%)

Vaccination Status:
  • Unvaccinated or Unknown: 97%
  • One MMR dose: 1%
  • Two MMR doses: 2%

U.S. Hospitalizations in 2025: 11% of cases hospitalized (94 of 884) [up from 85 last week]

Percent of Age Group Hospitalized
  • Under 5 years: 20% (53 of 266)
  • 5-19 years: 7% (22 of 338)
  • 20+ years: 7% (17 of 261)
  • Age unknown: 11% (2 of 19)

U.S. Deaths in 2025: 3


Texas reported 646 cases (up from 597 cases last week)
 
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Buckle your seatbelts...

abcnews.go.com

Chicago resident who traveled through O'Hare Airport diagnosed with measles

As measles cases are on the rise in the United States, Chicago has reported the city's first case of the year.
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Chicago resident who traveled through O'Hare Airport diagnosed with measles

Another Cook County resident was also diagnosed with measles, officials said.

As measles cases are on the rise in the United States, Chicago has reported the city's first case of the year.

The Chicago resident was an adult who traveled internationally through O'Hare Airport in early April, according to public health officials.

The individual -- who had one prior dose of the measles vaccine -- had a rash onset on April 25 and has been isolated at home since being diagnosed, officials said.
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UPDATE 05/01/25: On April 30, Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) notified the public of a measles exposure at Chicago Public Library, Independence Branch, on April 21, 2025. Upon further investigation, CDPH has determined that the patient did not visit the library on this day. Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location. No additional action needs to be taken by staff or patrons who were present at Independence Branch on April 21 at this time.

CHICAGO - The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have identified two confirmed cases of measles. These are the first two cases in Cook County in 2025.

One case was identified as an adult who is a suburban Cook County resident, and whose vaccination status is unknown. They presented to a local Hospital for medical care on Monday, April 28 and was quickly isolated.
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Should we all be getting MMR boosters?

I had one MMR in 2009 after a blood test showed I needed it. That was 16 years ago. Should I get a second shot? I really do not want to get measles, mumps, or rubella at my age.
 
cityboy-stl said:
Should we all be getting MMR boosters?

I had one MMR in 2009 after a blood test showed I needed it. That was 16 years ago. Should I get a second shot? I really do not want to get measles, mumps, or rubella at my age.
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The first measles vaccines came out in 1963. MMR came out in 1971. Anyone born after 1957 should have received one of the vaccines. If you had the measles as a child, then you have immunity.

There were two measles vaccines in circulation between 1963 and 1967. One was a live virus vaccine (Rubeovax) and the other was a killed virus vaccine. The people who received two doses of the live vaccine are considered to have lifetime immunity that is about 97-99% effective. On the other hand, if you received the killed virus vaccine, you may need a booster since the killed virus vaccines don't appear to have been as effective as the live virus versions.

MMR is a weakened but live virus vaccine and anyone who was vaccinated for measles after 1971 should have received two doses of the MMR. MMR conveys lifetime immunity. In 2009, you should have received MMR or MR shots which is believed to be sufficient to convey immunity to measles.

If you are not sure which vaccine that you received, just ask for a serum titer from your doctor when you have labs drawn the next time. This test confirms that you have antibodies to measles ("reactive" means that you have sufficient immunity, "non-reactive" means that you didn't have sufficient antibody levels).
 
I am certain I received MMR in 2009. I also am certain I had measles when I was 5. I do not remember getting any measles vaccine after that. My parents kept pretty good records, and it isn't noted. I am pretty sure, though, I did not have Mumps or Rubella when I was a kid. They didn't tell me what I was non-reactive to in 2009, so maybe it was the other two they were trying to cover with MMR.

That gives me confidence that I can stop worrying about it. Thank you. It's crazy that we even need to think about it.
 
cityboy-stl said:
I am certain I received MMR in 2009. I also am certain I had measles when I was 5. I do not remember getting any measles vaccine after that. My parents kept pretty good records, and it isn't noted. I am pretty sure, though, I did not have Mumps or Rubella when I was a kid. They didn't tell me what I was non-reactive to in 2009, so maybe it was the other two they were trying to cover with MMR.

That gives me confidence that I can stop worrying about it. Thank you. It's crazy that we even need to think about it.
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If you had both the measles and you got an MMR in 2009 after a non-reactive titer, then you should have immunity.

People who work in public health are pulling their hair out. Twenty years ago, measles was thought to be eradicated in the US. Because of the anti-vaxxers and the MAGA movement, we're having to dig out our childhood vaccination records to figure out whether we're immune. It's lunacy.

We're going to get new numbers for measles today. I won't be surprised if the number is just short of 1,000 cases. The real numbers probably exceeded 1,000 in Texas weeks ago but because the outbreak in Texas started with a closed religious society, hundreds of cases were never reported to the State of Texas.
 
KaraBulut said:
U.S. Cases in 2025 - as of 25-Apr-2025

Total cases: 884 (up from 800 last week)

Age:
  • Under 5 years: 266 (30%)
  • 5-19 years: 338 (38%)
  • 20+ years: 261 (30%)
  • Age unknown: 19 (2%)

Vaccination Status:
  • Unvaccinated or Unknown: 97%
  • One MMR dose: 1%
  • Two MMR doses: 2%

U.S. Hospitalizations in 2025: 11% of cases hospitalized (94 of 884) [up from 85 last week]

Percent of Age Group Hospitalized
  • Under 5 years: 20% (53 of 266)
  • 5-19 years: 7% (22 of 338)
  • 20+ years: 7% (17 of 261)
  • Age unknown: 11% (2 of 19)

U.S. Deaths in 2025: 3


Texas reported 646 cases (up from 597 cases last week)
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U.S. Cases in 2025 - as of 2-May-2025

Total cases: 935 (up from 884 cases last week)

Age
  • Under 5 years: 285 (30%)
  • 5-19 years: 353 (38%)
  • 20+ years: 284 (30%)
  • Age unknown: 13 (1%)

Vaccination Status
  • Unvaccinated or Unknown: 96%
  • One MMR dose: 2%
  • Two MMR doses: 2%

U.S. Hospitalizations in 2025: 13% of cases hospitalized (121 of 935)

Percent of Age Group Hospitalized
  • Under 5 years: 23% (66 of 285)
  • 5-19 years: 8% (30 of 353)
  • 20+ years: 8% (23 of 284)
  • Age unknown: 15% (2 of 13)

U.S. Deaths in 2025: 3

The Texas outbreak 683 (up from 646 last week)
 
Meanwhile, Sec Brain Worm has forced out the guy at the FDA who oversees vaccines in the US:

Peter Marks Resigns as CBER Director

Peter Marks, MD, PhD, head of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, will resign from the agency, effective April 5. His resignation comes amid a broader shakeup in the nation’s health agencies led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Peter Marks, MD, PhD, head of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), announced Friday that he will resign from the agency, effective April 5. His resignation comes amid a broader shakeup in the nation’s health agencies led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

In a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, Marks referenced several of his significant contributions to public health. He led CBER since 2016, where he oversaw the regulation of biological products, including vaccines, gene therapies, blood products and cellular and tissue-based therapies. During his tenure, the U.S. saw a rapid expansion in the number of FDA-approved cell and gene therapies. FDA also updated policies that expanded blood donor eligibility while maintaining donor and patient safety.
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He did not go quietly. In his resignation letter, he made it clear that he was being forced out- after 13 years- by the insane anti-vaxxers that have come in on RFK Jr's coat tails.

time.com

Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA’s New “Anti-Vaccine Tone”

Dr. Peter Marks, an ex-FDA vaccine official, is warning of a fundamental change at the agency—where vaccine skepticism now prevails.
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But he did not last long in the new Trump Administration. On March 28, Marks resigned after he says he was pressed by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials to come in line with skepticism about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines or be fired. He says his team was also asked by HHS to turn over sensitive health information from the database the FDA maintains with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track adverse reactions to vaccines. Concerned about how the data would be used, Marks refused and resigned. (HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.)...

The change in tone among the top U.S. health agencies has coincided with an ongoing measles outbreak, which has killed two children and caused hundreds of infections. “I was so disturbed when I heard about the second measles death in a child that I used profanity with a reporter without realizing it,” Marks says. “Anyone who knows me would know that’s something I never do. I was so disturbed, and remain disturbed, because this is absolutely needless.”
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KaraBulut said:
Isn't that what ya'll call, "thinning the herd"?
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I could do with a rattlesnake thinning the herd one day when a certain non-medical idiot managing a medical agency goes hiking.

This is agonizing for me because I can remember when parties bragged about having the best experts and highly educated people for positions!
 
KaraBulut said:
Darwin didn't allow for evangelical stupidity working against the laws of natural selection.
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Over at Biologos the term "devangelism" has popped up to describe people whose antics make Jesus look stupid. But that's mostly theological; I guess this would be "evolutionary devangelism"?
 
KaraBulut said:
And they're trying to sabotage the ACA again, by shortening open enrollment by 30 days
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Last year there were enough people trying to make others believe that the period had been shortened that I got emails from AARP, my insurance, Medicare, and a state agency saying don't believe it (and giving the truth) and please fight it if it gets proposed!

Shortening the period makes sense if you're (1) rich enough to hire people to compare plan changes or (2) if you're a bureaucrat who likes making other people meet deadlines, but not for any other reason (well, if it was a business and shortening enrollment increased profit).
 
Kulindahr said:
Last year there were enough people trying to make others believe that the period had been shortened that I got emails from AARP, my insurance, Medicare, and a state agency saying don't believe it (and giving the truth) and please fight it if it gets proposed!

Shortening the period makes sense if you're (1) rich enough to hire people to compare plan changes or (2) if you're a bureaucrat who likes making other people meet deadlines, but not for any other reason (well, if it was a business and shortening enrollment increased profit).
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I wish they would stagger open enrollment. The Medicare open enrollment is a major effort for HHS. Adding ACA to that burden is overwhelming. Shortening the open enrollment period is insanity... or sabotage.
 
Measles cases exceeded 1,000 confirmed cases this week.

U.S. Cases in 2025 - as of 9-May-2025
Total cases: 1001 (up from 935 last week)

Age
  • Under 5 years: 299 (30%)
  • 5-19 years: 376 (38%)
  • 20+ years: 311 (31%)
  • Age unknown: 15 (1%)

Vaccination Status
  • Unvaccinated or Unknown: 96%
  • One MMR dose: 2%
  • Two MMR doses: 2%

U.S. Hospitalizations in 2025: 13% of cases hospitalized (126 of 1001).

Percent of Age Group Hospitalized
  • Under 5 years: 23% (69 of 299)
  • 5-19 years: 9% (32 of 376)
  • 20+ years: 7% (23 of 311)
  • Age unknown: 13% (2 of 15)

U.S. Deaths in 2025: 3


The Texas outbreak reported 709 cases (up from 683 last week). 403 of the 709 cases are in Gaines County in far West Texas.
 
First time in over 30 years that there have been more than 1000 confirmed cases.

Welcome to the MAGA era of public health.

On the other hand, y'all are doing really well. Consider Canada with a 10th of the population and more than 1500 reported cases.

Measles and Rubella Weekly Monitoring Report — Canada.ca

Weekly surveillance reports and monitoring maps for measles and rubella. Data are updated every Monday.
health-infobase.canada.ca health-infobase.canada.ca

globalnews.ca

If measles keeps spreading, Canada may lose 30-year elimination status: PHAC - National | Globalnews.ca

Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases — more contagious than diseases like COVID-19, influenza and chickenpox.
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