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Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-09-26): More than 95% of people who have had two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR vaccine) – which was introduced in 1988 – are protected for life, findings published in the journal The Lancet Public Health show. [...] "The scientific consensus is that measles vaccines are safe and have been highly effective in preventing outbreaks." [...] Dr Robert said: "According to the WHO, measles vaccination averted 57 million global deaths between 2000 and 2022.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2020-11-19): A Resurgence of Measles Killed More Than 200,000 People Last Year [...] Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a harrowing report, stating that deaths caused by measles are up nearly 50 percent since 2016, reports Aimee Cunningham for Science News. Despite there being a highly effective vaccine, measles—an airborne virus that attacks the respiratory system in children—caused 207,500 deaths in 2019. In total, 869,770 cases were reported last year, the highest numbers seen in nearly 25 years, reports Thomas Mulier for Bloomberg.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2023-11-16): Deaths due to measles have also increased globally by 43% from 2021 to 2022, the new data shows. "The alarming increase in measles cases and deaths globally is a clear warning sign," said Dr. John Brownstein, an ABC News medical contributor and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital. "The drop in vaccination rates over recent years has set the stage for this resurgence, particularly impacting children who are most vulnerable." [...] There were an estimated 9 million cases of measles and 136,000 deaths globally, mostly among children, according to the report.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-04-12): So far this year, the country has seen more than 120 cases of measles, according to CDC data. That's more than double the number reported for all of last year. [...] CDC data showed that more than 80% of cases this year involved people who were either not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. About 13% of cases involved people who only received one dose of the measles vaccine. Public health officials recommend two doses. [...] Before a vaccine was introduced, the illness killed hundreds of people and sickened most children in the U.S. before they turned 15. That all changed in 1963 when a vaccine became available.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-10-02): More than two dozen states reported measles infections in early 2024. By March, there had been more reported cases for the year than there were in all of 2023, according to CDC data. [...] Measles vaccination coverage among kindergartners varies widely by state, but only about a dozen states met the federal target of 95% for measles vaccination among kindergartners, according to the new CDC data. [...] General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots. About 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the US who get measles will be hospitalized, according to the CDC. About 1 in every 20 children will develop pneumonia, and others may develop a dangerous swelling in the brain called encephalitis. Up to 3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles may die from respiratory and neurologic complications.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that can cause serious disease and death. Measles vaccines are safe and effective at preventing measles — and are among some of the most cost-effective vaccines. However, millions of children worldwide have missed measles vaccines. [...] Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverageA, measles cases in 2022 increased by 18% and deaths increased by 43% globally (compared to 2021). In 2023, nearly 35 million children missed at least one lifesaving measles vaccine dose. [...] Measles vaccines are one of the most cost-effective vaccines available: 2 doses of this vaccine costs less than $2 per child. Vaccination coverage of at least 95% prevents measles outbreaks.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Measles is an airborne, extremely infectious, and potentially severe rash illness. Before the measles vaccine was introduced, an estimated 48,000 people were hospitalized and 400–500 people died in the United States each year. [...] The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is very safe and effective. When more than 95% of people in a community are vaccinated (coverage >95%), most people are protected through community immunity (herd immunity). However, vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners has decreased from 95.2% during the 2019–2020 school year to 93.1% in the 2022–2023 school year, leaving approximately 250,000 kindergartners at risk each year over the last three years. To dive into vaccine coverage data for MMR, visit VaxView. [...] This is the greatest number of cases reported in the United States since 1992. The majority of cases were among people who were not vaccinated against measles. Measles is more likely to spread and cause outbreaks in U.S. communities where groups of people are unvaccinated.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-08-09): Measles virus is one of the most infectious pathogenic agents and has a basic reproduction number (R0) of 12–18, indicating that each infected person could infect 12–18 other susceptible persons (1). In 2022, measles caused an estimated 136,000 deaths globally and predominantly affected unvaccinated persons and undervaccinated children <5 years of age (1). Despite the number of deaths, measles vaccination has averted an estimated 57 million deaths in the 22 years since 2000 (1). Because of exclusive interhuman transmission, the existence of an effective and safe live attenuated vaccine, and the absence of healthy carriers, measles is inherently an eradicable disease. By 2023, a total of 82 countries had achieved measles elimination through high immunization coverage (2).
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-01-29): "As the news tries to fear-monger about the measles ‘outbreak’ of 9 whole people, remember that the vaccine is more dangerous than the actual illness," one Jan. 20 Instagram post incorrectly claimed, likely referring to the Philadelphia outbreak and showing a list of scary-looking adverse reactions pulled from the vaccine’s package insert. "Not to mention, you can actually get measles from the vaccine." [...] "Measles is not just ‘a rash,’" a CDC spokesperson told us. According to the agency, before 1963, when the first measles vaccine became available, around 3 million to 4 million Americans were infected each year, 48,000 were hospitalized, 1,000 developed encephalitis and 400 to 500 died. [...] The CDC confirmed that the last measles death in the U.S. occurred in 2015, but said the person’s vaccination status was unknown. The Seattle Times reported in 2016 that the woman who died "may have been" vaccinated as a kid, but the family did not have evidence of this. So her status was listed as unknown. Regardless, the example is missing important context, because experts said the case underscores the need for more vaccination, not less.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-02-23): "We’re not just seeing cases, we’re seeing transmission, which means vaccine levels aren’t what we’d like them to be," said Saskia Popescu, an assistant professor of epidemiology and public health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, spread through contact with mucus that has been coughed or sneezed, or through breathing the same air as an infected person hours after they have left a room. In 2000, U.S. health officials had declared the end of the disease’s endemic spread, eliminated by decades of vaccination campaigns. In the years since, the measles vaccine has saved an estimated 57 million lives worldwide, according to the CDC. READ MORE: As COVID cases rise, doctors worry about the consequences of misinformation But now, data show a dangerous decline in vaccination among schoolchildren, both in the U.S. and in Europe. "That is a huge wakeup call," said Dr. Syra Madad, an epidemiologist, senior director at New York City Health + Hospitals and fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She said when it comes to vaccination rates, each percentage point "can translate into thousands of children."
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-01-16): Yet, in 2022, more than 9 million measles cases occurred worldwide, and an estimated 136 200 people, mostly children, died from the highly contagious disease, according to a recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). "It’s very concerning because of how infectious this virus is and how dangerous it can be for children," Christopher Hsu, MD, PhD, the lead CDC coauthor of the report, noted in an interview.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-05-20): In 1912, measles became a nationally notifiable disease in the United States, requiring U.S. healthcare providers and laboratories to report all diagnosed cases. In the first decade of reporting, an average of 6,000 measles-related deaths were reported each year. [...] - 400 to 500 people died - 48,000 were hospitalized - 1,000 suffered encephalitis (swelling of the brain) [...] In 1978, CDC set a goal to eliminate measles from the United States by 1982. Although this goal was not met, widespread use of measles vaccine drastically reduced the disease rates. By 1981, the number of reported measles cases was 80% less compared with the previous year.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2019-12-05): Worldwide more than 140,000 people died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC). These deaths occurred as measles cases surged globally, amidst devastating outbreaks in all regions. [...] "The fact that any child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease like measles is frankly an outrage and a collective failure to protect the world’s most vulnerable children," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, Director-General of the World Health Organization. "To save lives, we must ensure everyone can benefit from vaccines - which means investing in immunization and quality health care as a right for all." [...] "The unacceptable number of children killed last year by a wholly preventable disease is proof that measles anywhere is a threat to children everywhere," said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director. "When children go unvaccinated in significant numbers, entire communities are at risk. We see that even today in remote places like in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where measles has killed more than 4,500 children under the age of five so far this year; or in Samoa, where a rapidly spreading measles outbreak has left many children ill and unable to go to school."
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral disease capable of causing epidemics. Infectivity is close to 100% in susceptible individuals and in the pre-vaccine era measles would affect nearly every individual during childhood. Immunisation has dramatically reduced the incidence of measles in Europe but despite overall high immunisation coverage, measles continues to cause frequent outbreaks. Measles remains one of the leading causes of death among children globally. The elimination of measles and rubella as well as the prevention of congenital rubella syndrome forms part of a global elimination goal. Progress towards elimination is being monitored on an annual basis through a European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC) established in 2011. [...] - Case fatality is 1–3 per 1000 cases and highest in those younger than five years of age and among immunocompromised individuals. Pneumonia accounts for six out of ten measles associated deaths. [...] - Individuals at increased risk of measles include infants who are too young to be immunised, people in whom the vaccine has failed to induce immunity (primary vaccine failure), and individuals who for medical, religious or other reasons have not been immunised.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2019-06-18): Data via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998 In a paper that was later retracted and discredited, British researcher Andrew Wakefield questions the safety of the MMR vaccine in Lancet, claiming a connection between immunization and autism. The report receives widespread media coverage. Immunization rates in the United Kingdom plummet in the years after, and the discredited study inspires vaccine hesitancy across the Western world. Investigations would later reveal that Wakefield had been paid by a lawyer working on a lawsuit against the vaccine producer. Several follow-up studies have failed to find a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. Infographic by Vanessa Dennis 2000 Measles is declared eliminated from the U.S., meaning continuous transmission of the disease has not occurred in the country for more than 12 months. 2011 Measles cases surpass 200 for the first time since elimination, driven by U.S. travelers catching the disease overseas. Measles breaks out in European countries — namely France, Italy, Romania, Spain, and Germany — and ultimately spreads across the continent. 2014 The U.S. records 667 measles cases across multiple outbreaks caused by imports, mostly from the Philippines, raising concerns about the integrity of herd immunity.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2014-03-05): For such parents, emotional descriptions of children who have allegedly been injured by vaccines may prove more persuasive than tales of half-forgotten diseases. "My wife ran the intensive care unit at a major teaching hospital in America, and she's never seen a case of measles or tetanus," says Berkley. "I think that's a big factor." He points out that vaccines are generally embraced in the developing world, where these diseases remain all too real — the WHO estimates that 158,000 people died from measles in 2011. "In general, people there desperately want vaccines and will walk for a day to get them," he says. But in nations with long-standing vaccination programmes, such as the United States or United Kingdom, it's easy to dismiss these diseases as harmless unless you've experienced the potential complications, which include pneumonia and encephalitis. "When I've talked with parents of unvaccinated children who have been admitted to hospital with complications from pertussis or measles, they inevitably say, 'I never knew it could be this serious'," says Halsey.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2024-05-02): After an effective measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, the incidence of measles decreased significantly. Nevertheless, measles remains a common disease in certain regions and continues to account for nearly 50% of the 1.6 million deaths caused each year by vaccine-preventable childhood diseases. The incidence of measles in the United States and worldwide is increasing, with outbreaks being reported particularly in populations with low vaccination rates. [9] [...] Unvaccinated males and females are equally susceptible to infection by the measles virus. Excess mortality following acute measles has been observed among females at all ages, but it is most marked in adolescents and young adults. Excessive non–measles-related mortality has also been observed among female recipients of high-titer measles vaccines in Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and Haiti. [32] [...] Globally, measles remains one of the leading causes of death in young children. According to the CDC, measles caused an estimated 197,000 deaths worldwide in 2007. [24] An estimated 85% of these deaths occurred in Africa and Southeast Asia. From 2000-2007, deaths worldwide fell by 74% (to 197,000 from an estimated 750,000), thanks to the partnership of several global organizations.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2019-04-20): Some adults who received the measles vaccine between 1963 and 1967 may not be protected from the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That's because when the measles vaccine first became available, in 1963, there were two versions and only one was effective. [...] This year is on track to be the worst year for measles outbreaks in 27 years, according to CDC data. From January 1 to April 11, there were 555 individual confirmed cases of measles in 20 states. [...] The upshot: If you're unsure which measles vaccine — or how many doses — you received, it's better to be safe than sorry and roll up your sleeve.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2023-12-04): Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population immunity for transmission to be interrupted. All six World Health Organization regions have committed to eliminating measles; however, no region has achieved and sustained measles elimination. This report describes measles elimination progress during 2000–2022. During 2000–2019, estimated coverage worldwide with the first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) increased from 72% to 86%, then declined to 81% in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing the lowest coverage since 2008. In 2022, first-dose MCV coverage increased to 83%. Only one half (72) of 144 countries reporting measles cases achieved the measles surveillance indicator target of two or more discarded cases per 100,000 population in 2022. During 2021–2022, estimated measles cases increased 18%, from 7,802,000 to 9,232,300, and the number of countries experiencing large or disruptive outbreaks increased from 22 to 37. Estimated measles deaths increased 43% during 2021–2022, from 95,000 to 136,200. Nonetheless, an estimated 57 million measles deaths were averted by vaccination during 2000–2022. In 2022, measles vaccination coverage and global surveillance showed some recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic setbacks; however, coverage declined in low-income countries, and globally, years of suboptimal immunization coverage left millions of children unprotected. [...] FIGURE. Estimated number of annual measles deaths with measles vaccination and in the absence of measles vaccination — worldwide, 2000–2022*,† * With 95% CIs indicated by error bars.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2019-06-03): Article wrongly claims that measles vaccine claims more lives than measles infection, misinterprets epidemiological data Measles infection resulted in an estimated 2.6 million deaths worldwide every year before the vaccine was introduced in 1963. The claim that the measles vaccine has caused more deaths than the measles infection is inaccurate and based on a flawed interpretation of epidemiological data. [...] This article, originally published by Natural News, has also been reproduced by Global Research. In its headline, it claims that the measles vaccine has killed more people than measles infections, and that data from the CDC proves this. The CDC data it cites is from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database. A search of the database for all deaths reported after measles vaccination, including single and combination vaccines, from 1990 (when the database was established) to May 2019 turned up 90 cases, and not 108 as reported in the article.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2020-09-14): During 1970–2015, 11 cases of YF were reported in people from the United States and Europe who traveled to West Africa (6 cases) or South America (5 cases); 8 (73%) died. Only 1 traveler had a documented history of YF vaccination; that traveler survived. Starting in 2016, the number of travel-associated YF cases increased substantially, primarily because of outbreaks in Angola and Brazil. During 2016–mid-2021, >37 travel-associated cases were reported in unvaccinated travelers who were residents of nonendemic areas or countries, including ≥15 European travelers and 1 American traveler to Peru.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2022-05-11): Also called rubeola, measles spreads easily and can be serious and even fatal for small children. While death rates have been falling worldwide as more children receive the measles vaccine, the disease still kills more than 200,000 people a year, mostly children. [...] You may need the measles vaccine if you're an adult who does not have proof of immunity and: [...] Promoting and preserving widespread immunity. Since the introduction of the measles vaccine, measles has virtually been eliminated in the U.S., even though not everyone has been vaccinated. This effect is called herd immunity.
Claim: Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves (Ethan A. Huff, 2015-02-05)
Evidence (2023-01-01): The data relating death and measles or mumps vaccine are from case reports and case series. The largest series comes from India, but TSS caused by the unhygienic conditions involved in the immunization program was the apparent cause of death reported for eight of nine patients. Evidence based on RNA sequencing techniques has linked measles vaccine and measles infection to subsequent death in some severely immunocompromised children. In contrast, studies of the immunogenic response to measles vaccine in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), have not recorded any deaths from measles vaccine-strain viral infection.
Claim: Most of the recent warming could be natural (Jennifer Marohasy, 2017-07-09)
Evidence (2017-07-09): Natural changes in climate cannot explain recent global warming, while the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations matches the observed warming well. The analysis contained in this paper—which includes important mistakes—does not demonstrate that natural cycles are responsible for modern climate change.