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The story
Measles infections are spreading across the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirming 3,887 cases as of October 2 — the largest outbreak in 30 years. In response, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency. In 5ch threads, many commenters pointed to anti-vaccine sentiment under the Trump administration and the policies of the Secretary of Health and Human Services as the cause, while others debated whether vaccinated generations still carry sufficient antibodies and voiced concern about the outbreak spreading to Japan, with some calling for free testing and wider access to vaccination.
In the United States, measles is spreading at a scale not seen in decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 3,887 cases had been confirmed as of October 2 — the most in the past 30 years.
Original title: New York Declares State of Emergency Over Measles Outbreak (excerpt)
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Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Hurry up and do what they did with rubella — free testing, and free vaccines for anyone without antibodies.
Even just free testing would be fine.
Measles vaccine schedule in Japan:
– Born before 1972: no routine vaccination
– Born from 1972: one routine dose
– Born from 1994: one routine dose + one optional booster
– Born from 2000: two routine doses
Apparently two doses is enough to be safe.
I'm from the one-dose generation — when I paid out of pocket for an antibody test at my checkup, my antibody level was only barely reassuring.
Though no idea if the strain going around New York is actually the Japanese one.
When was that supposed to be?
Word is it's China and Southeast Asia spreading it around these days.
*Plague.
Reports of a second suspected plague case in eastern Russia; government insists it's "fake news"
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c1591ae33b6122567bd0f7790abe00d8d614f11e
COVID got stuck with "Wuhan pneumonia," so I wonder what name this plague ends up with.
Realistically, handing out free vaccines is about the only thing they can actually do.
A lockdown would be tough to pull off.
TB and measles are way more serious than COVID — not even comparable.
Is this such a big deal because measles had basically vanished, and now it's making a comeback?
Ask them "what if there's an outbreak?" and apparently they say "it won't spread, because everyone else is vaccinated."
And then they talk about building "natural immunity" and deliberately get their kids in close contact with infected children to spread it through the group.
Wait, adults are catching measles too…lol
That's really not good lol
Well, there was talk that once it's completely gone from your surroundings, you lose the immune boost you'd otherwise get from exposure.
That same idea was floated with the chickenpox vaccine even before the COVID vaccines came along.
The NY governor is Democrat Kathy Hochul — if anything, this lets her go after Trump's anti-vax policies.
Forget mail-in voting, now they're even bringing up internet voting… no money for that though.
I had it as a kid, so I don't need to worry, right?
If you caught it and developed immunity, that immunity lasts a lifetime.
Wait, what even is measles again?
Should I be wearing a mask?
Measles spreads massively through the air, and masks don't stop it.
There's no specific cure either, so the vaccine is the only real countermeasure.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
In Japan, the routine measles vaccination schedule has differed by generation: those born before 1972 received no vaccination, while a two-dose standard became the norm for those born from 1994 onward — meaning antibody levels can vary even within the same generation. Regarding the US outbreak, in addition to the spread of vaccine hesitancy, commenters repeatedly pointed to the fact that the current Secretary of Health and Human Services has previously taken a skeptical stance on vaccine policy as a contributing factor. Meanwhile, since the New York governor belongs to the Democratic Party, some posts linked the emergency declaration to criticism of federal policy, and others framed it in the political context of the upcoming midterm elections — though these remain speculation rather than facts substantiated within the thread, and should be read with that caveat.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Speed+) thread “New York Declares State of Emergency — Governor Signs Executive Order Amid Measles Surge.”
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