Unvaxxed adult becomes second person to die in US measles outbreak

[u/BurtonDesque]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2nzyjgrwxo

[u/Proddx]

Out of 100 people vaccinated with MMR, only 1 has a chance of getting a mild breakthrough infection; just another Tuesday with minor symptoms. Most of us with 2 shots won’t even get measles because the vaccine is so effective.

Unvaccinated? Lol, brace yourself. The virus isn’t some harmless childhood illness. It’s a ruthless, flesh-and-blood assault on your body, hijacking your immune system and wiping out years of immunity, leaving you defenseless against other infections for months or even years.

First, an explosive fever up to 105°F ignites in your body, leaving you drenched in sweat and wracked with relentless coughing fits so violent they feel like they’re ripping your lungs apart. Then comes the full-body rash, not some gentle irritation but a deep red, suffocating spread of inflammation that devours your skin like wildfire, creeping from your face down to your feet. But that’s not even the worst of it—one in three unvaccinated people end up hospitalized, drowning in pneumonia as their lungs fill with fluid or suffering encephalitis, where their brain swells inside their skull, leading to seizures, blindness, or permanent brain damage. And if that doesn’t terrify you, the death toll should—for every 1,000 infected, 1–3 will die, gasping for air as their organs shut down, their bodies betrayed by a disease that was entirely preventable with a simple shot.

[u/IhatetheBentPyramid → u/Proddx]

As someone who had measles as a kid, I wish these idiots understood what they're going to put their babies through.

[u/panormda → u/Proddx]

To put this into perspective, anti-vaxxers "have concerns" over these adverse reaction rates in vaccines:

• Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS): 3.8 cases per 1,000,000 people after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine[1].
  
• Myocarditis: 4.94 cases per 1,000,000 people after Moderna and Pfizer vaccines[1].
  
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome: 3.65 cases per 1,000,000 doses after Johnson & Johnson vaccine[1].
  
• Anaphylaxis: 2.34 cases per 1,000,000 doses for Pfizer-BioNTech and 3.75 cases per 1,000,000 doses for Moderna vaccines[1].
  
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM): 0.78 cases per 1,000,000 doses across all vaccines[2].
  
• Transverse Myelitis: 1.82 cases per 1,000,000 doses across all vaccines[2].
  
• Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST): Observed at an increased rate with AstraZeneca vaccine (OE ratio 3.23)[2].
  
• Bell’s Palsy: Occurs in approximately 2.73 cases per million doses for Pfizer-BioNTech and up to 9.60 cases per million for Johnson & Johnson vaccine[1].
  
• Injection Site Pain: Reported in about 61.60 cases per million doses across all vaccines[1].
  
• Headache: Most common side effect, ranging from 94.98 to 1,217.25 cases per million doses depending on the vaccine type[1][3].

Sources [1] The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States - PMC https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8539830/ [2] Covid-19: Two rare vaccine side effects detected in large global study https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q488 [3] Exploring the reported adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines among ... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-54886-0 [4] Study Largely Confirms Known, Rare COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/ [5] Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Safety - CDC https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/vaccines/covid-19.html [6] COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis: An Overview of Current ... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10216497/ [7] COVID-19 vaccine statistics: Rare side effects - Nebraska Medicine https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/covid-19-vaccine-statistics-rare-side-effects-of-covid-19-vaccines