What drives me nuts about measles is the narcissist's prayer anti-vaccine activists go through in order to explain why measles is coming back. It usually goes as follows: It didn't come back. And if it is, it's not a big deal. And if it is, it's not that bad. And if it is, it's not my fault. And if it is, I didn't mean it. And if it is, you deserve it. This is only the case if they're being honest. They usually don't accept fault. They just make conspiracy theories about how it's an election year the "they" are making a panic to win the election.
@dosadoodle4 ай бұрын
It really is wild the things people are claiming. I've seen a lot of comments (on other videos) claiming the rise in measles is due to illegal immigration, as if we haven't had illegal immigration for decades while they ignore the anti-vaccine movement's recent surge. Like you said, such commenters are straining to construct a particular narrative no matter the evidence.
@PiemanPerkins4 ай бұрын
I got my 1 year old daughter vaccinated against measles literally today. It's hard to see your child in pain, but thanks for reminding me why vaccinations are so important.
@Argacyan4 ай бұрын
The US sometimes simply projects the image of a country that continues to exist despite its own best efforts
@minasoliman4 ай бұрын
Florida general surgeon needs to be fired. He’s a politician, not a physician
@borenessinabottle4 ай бұрын
Brilliant monologue at the end, written very concisely. Well done
@tessat3384 ай бұрын
The other thing to check on is if your level of immunity if you got the measles vaccination between it's introduction in 1963 and the introduction of the MMR vaccine in 1971. As our cohort moved through life, we have had subsequent outbreaks of measles (like when I was in college in the '80s) because that first version didn't maintain its efficacy over time. Since measles was so contagious, if you were in primary school before 1963, you likely already had the measles, survived and still maintain your immunity. My sister and I both had our titration checked and found out that we no longer had sufficient immunity to measles. We did still have immunity to mumps because we had it as small children, and to Rubella or German Measles because our cohort got a separate vaccine for that in the 5th grade or at age 11. We each got a dose of the MMR vaccine and are now current on our immunity. Since my sister now has a small granddaughter whose mother is a anti-vax nut (my nephew is fighting this in the custody battle) we are all very careful to make sure that we are not bringing anything communicable to my great-niece.
@SocialDownclimber4 ай бұрын
We have improved our scientific knowledge so much that it is now our culture that holds us back. We need to do some serious work to figure out how to produce a culture that doesn't have these deadly, insane ideas in it. Advancing knowledge further will only lead to minor gains while large parts of the population are able to freely reject the fundamental basis of this knowledge.
@1ndustria4 ай бұрын
I always appreciate Dr. Carroll's exasperation because it's definitely a mood.
@trevinbeattie48884 ай бұрын
Florida. That is completely and unfortunately unsurprising.
@twincast20054 ай бұрын
When EU me was in Japan for an exchange year, I was befuddled by a large measles breakout that shut down schools and universities in early 2007. Apparently primarily because parents in the '90s had skipped out on the second of the two doses. The next couple of years they did a huge two-step vaccination campaign in schools throughout the country, and AFAIK there hasn't been an issue since. Anti-vaxxers would hyperventilate at that.
@takemasterx4 ай бұрын
Same in france right now
@ilessthan3bees4 ай бұрын
I honestly think science denial and magical thinking might be a Fermi paradox solution.
@Jay-ho9io4 ай бұрын
Hadn't considered that. Wow. The Great Filter turns out to be "Sapience eventually results in Extinction levels stupidity." You might be on to something.
@jimk85204 ай бұрын
@@Jay-ho9io I blame warning labels. They help to prevent those without common sense from exiting the pool at younger ages thereby allowing these individuals to live long enough to raise the bar.
@Overonator4 ай бұрын
How does that Surgeon General keep his medical license? He's a quack.
@garyroberts66682 ай бұрын
IKR…Almost every doctor in the country wouldn’t agree with that logic.
@cassieoz17024 ай бұрын
I was involved in the care of someone with SSPE durung my training, and would never have considered NOT immunising my children
@Denise-ux4xd4 ай бұрын
💉☠️
@joels76054 ай бұрын
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
@shakeyj45234 ай бұрын
I just wish the planet still had spots to you move to outrun the idiocy for a couple of generations.
@andersledell86434 ай бұрын
Hey Dr Carrol, thanks for reporting on these serious issues that are often overlooked. Have you ever considered doing a video on the consequences of measles that we worry about, like the encephalitis or meningitis that can result in the chronic and acute phases, respectively?
@magical_catgirl4 ай бұрын
I got the MMR vaccine through a school program in the 90s (nurses from the local health department came to the school for a day or two and everyone in a given year group was vaccinated a class at a time). Would you recommend getting a booster before traveling to certain areas since the last MMR dose was ~30 years ago?
@troublesafoot78364 ай бұрын
PLEASE do a video on the Cass Report!
@jdcage20 күн бұрын
Well done
@DannyboyO14 ай бұрын
That level of infectiousness hanging in the air is also the case with covid. Seems like we should be doing more to filter/sterilize any shared air, and to protect the population from anti-vaxxers.
@FlexxibleFree4 ай бұрын
Filter and sterilize, yes, not air though, people Edit: this is a bad joke, I'm dumb and sorry.
@WhichDoctor14 ай бұрын
@@FlexxibleFree i dont know if you intended for that comment to come across eugenicsy, but it does to me
@FlexxibleFree4 ай бұрын
@@WhichDoctor1 only if it would mean you got the joke. I always forget this is the internet.
@spencerjoplin28854 ай бұрын
I’m glad I live in a state that limits exemptions to school vaccines only on advice of a physician, not for any squirrley moral reason.
@harshbarj4 ай бұрын
So, we can blame this on Florida man. XD
@WarrenGarabrandt4 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure I was vaccinated, but I've heard that vaccinations aren't always 100% effective. Is it possible/safe to get re-vaccinated later in life, just in case?
@iheartdvish4 ай бұрын
You can talk to your doc and depending on your situation they can do a blood test to see your lingering level of antibodies. Sometimes they recommend redoing a vaccine (for example, some women thinking of getting pregnant may benefit from this type of blood test and response for antibodies for rubella)
@tessat3384 ай бұрын
Yes. I asked my doctor to do this when I was scheduled for a blood draw anyway for a normal medical test. My older sister also had her doctor do this. It turned out that we were no longer current on our measles immunization because we got the vaccine after 1963 but before 1971 when the MMR vaccine came out. Your immunity may not be up to snuff if you were vaccinated after 1971 but somehow didn't get the second dose in the schedule. My sister and I each got the MMR vaccine at our doctors' orders as soon as the test results came back. It is people my age who thought that they were fully vaccinated as kids who are now carrying the infection around the world without knowing it. To us it just seems like a bad cold because we still have SOME immunity, just not enough not to transmit measles to other people, especially children. The other thing that we soon-to-be-retirees need to get up to date on is pertussis or whooping cough. For us it is a bad week. For an infant or a very young child, it could be deadly. If adults are getting their scheduled tetanus vaccinations, then the pertussis is included in the Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus vaccine. Remember kids, there is no such thing as herd immunity against the tetanus soil bacteria.
@charliespinoza19664 ай бұрын
Definitely talk to your doctor. I get a booster every ten years at my doctor’s office recommendation but I think it’s a dtap
@scootergirl36624 ай бұрын
I’m so disappointed to see that my home state doesn’t have good vaccination rates. Usually they are much more reasonable about this stuff. Where I live currently, which is in Ohio I would expect them more to be anti-VAX (which they are) we do currently have a measles outbreak so that’s fun
@jjcarvin4755Ай бұрын
No more real vaccines duh I am overdue for a lot of them eventually this one
@paineoftheworld4 ай бұрын
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ~ Isaac Asimov The corollary to this position is that "my mistake is just as good as your choice."
@victorialynnstruble4 ай бұрын
Vaccination should be federally mandated
@Skogand19884 ай бұрын
It’s sad that these things are rearing their ugly heads but I think a lot of it is because of broken down trust with systems and the government that should be managing them. Medical care is a nightmare to deal with and I bet there’s misinformation in the suggested videos tab for you right now.
@shindousan4 ай бұрын
In summary: far right dumb paranoia.
@adamwishneusky4 ай бұрын
*pregnant people
@SALVATl0N4 ай бұрын
Can you do a future video about total apathy for people that don't get vaccinated? I have to say that as a vaccinated person, I couldn't care less about people that get measles after they're not vaccinated. Even worse, a part of me enjoys it. Am I a monster? Possibly. I know as a vaccinated person I could still get a severe case of measles, or any other disease. But it's almost worth it to see people that aren't vaccinated get sick. Just being honest. A future video on my particular view of these things would be appreciated
@aJoats4 ай бұрын
Just for clarity here, you do realize in many cases its the children of stupid people who are suffering?
@shakeyj45234 ай бұрын
@@aJoats How is that the OPs fault?
@aJoats4 ай бұрын
@shakeyj4523 I didn't say anything about fault. Schadenfreude is all well and good I suppose, but one would hope to draw a distinction between a victim and an adult reaping the consequences of their decisions.
@ChristopherCurtis4 ай бұрын
@@aJoats We all suffer from the same.
@dangallagher61764 ай бұрын
@@shakeyj4523 It doesn't make sense to enjoy the suffering of the innocent children based on the poor decisions of their parents. Or if you do, maybe to stay consistent you should also think white people should make reparations for slavery
@ericeandco4 ай бұрын
A big factor is open borders and lax immigration policies and processes.