Author: Tyler Hicks
Published on: 31/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Therissa Grefsrud is among the healthcare professionals in Texas confronting a new outbreak: measles. The COVID-19 pandemic had been raging for nearly a year. But studies show no link between infertility and vaccination of any kind. Just this month, New Mexico reported a second measles-related death in Lea County, on the border with Texas. The CDC estimates that, for every 1,000 unvaccinated children who contract the virus, only one to three will die. But that still meant hundreds of children perished each year before vaccination became widespread. In Texas, the rate of vaccine exemptions has more than doubled in the last 10 years. The measles vaccine has been around since 1963. Outbreaks have largely declined since. Vickie Parker, 72, grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and has worked in every single type of healthcare facility that you can imagine. In her work at hospitals or in-home healthcare, Parker explained she has often talked to patients about the importance of vaccines. While Parker has seen plenty of misinformation over the years, she said COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse. False rumours flooded the internet, warning that vaccines could alter DNA or render people infertile. Not all vaccine sceptics believe the misinformation. The way Lakshmanan sees it, vaccine hesitancy falls on a continuum. Nuzzo cautions against viewing the current outbreak in Texas through a purely “political lens” she says there are pockets of under-vaccinated populations around the country, not just in Texas and Republican-led areas. This demand comes amidst the massive job cuts Kennedy is making to the Health and Human Services Department and the appointment of David Geier.
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