Measles in Maryland and Virginia--Buckle Up, Buttercup

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bringing up current measles cases and a potential outbreak is fine. Good, even.

Encouraging people to get vaccinated and get their children vaccinated is great.

Saying “buckle up, Buttercup” is so careless, mean and unnecessary. Why are you acting like that? Especially when this is affecting CHILDREN, who cannot get themselves vaccinated. Your superior, snarky attitude is so gross.

I am not OP however I agree Buckle up Buttercup not only are MAGA idiots going to be directly responsible for the loss of children it will hit them more in the beginning. They won’t give a shit they will say it’s Gods will.

This is where we see the Bible thumping cult of stupid will cause many many children to die. Zero empathy for one red state.

The rich like me will still have vaccines available for a time. If you maga think their won’t be fir the Don The con and musk families you really are idiots

I’m not MAGA. So don’t call me “you MAGA.” What I am is a Democrat. What I am is a pro-vaccinations follower of science.

What I am not is a hypocrite like you, and like OP.

If your goal is to encourage vaccinations and convince people to get them for the sake of our country and especially its children, then “buckle up, Buttercup” is LITERALLY THE OPPOSITE of what you should be saying and typing right now. It is the opposite attitude you should have if what your want is to reach people, convince people, and encourage people to get vaccines.

But what you apparently really want is to be smug, to be right, to vent your anger, to give voice to your superiority.

Not understanding how you concluded "you are a hypocrite" from my original post about the measles outbreak. You seem to be spraying your angry and frustration around for some reason.

You want more people to get vaccinated, yes or no?

If yes, then you acting smug/superior/“buckle up, Buttercup” is hypocritical. Because you are saying you want people to get vaccinations, but you are basically making fun of them if they don’t, or haven’t, or question them.

Don’t be a jerk. Catch more flies with honey.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought it was the law for kids to have all vaccinations prior to getting enrolled in school.

Did they do away with that local law due to the flood of illegal immigrants who have no vaccination records?

Yes.

Up until 2020, VA requirements were not aligned with the CDC vaccine schedule. They had a shorter list and an older age ranges in some cases.

VA has long published the vax stats from schools who are required to report them to the state. The rates in our area are very high. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/sis-reports-2021-present/

According to your data, only 79% of 12th graders in FCPS are fully vaccinated. I wouldn't call that very high.

Could be students don’t get the HPV vax. HPV is a required vaccine but has an exemption that is very simple - parents sign an acknowledgement about the vaccine and the risks of not getting it. A lot of parents opt out of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was the law for kids to have all vaccinations prior to getting enrolled in school.

Did they do away with that local law due to the flood of illegal immigrants who have no vaccination records?

Yes.

Up until 2020, VA requirements were not aligned with the CDC vaccine schedule. They had a shorter list and an older age ranges in some cases.

VA has long published the vax stats from schools who are required to report them to the state. The rates in our area are very high. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/sis-reports-2021-present/

According to your data, only 79% of 12th graders in FCPS are fully vaccinated. I wouldn't call that very high.

Could be students don’t get the HPV vax. HPV is a required vaccine but has an exemption that is very simple - parents sign an acknowledgement about the vaccine and the risks of not getting it. A lot of parents opt out of it.

That doesn't explain why Loudoun is much higher. Fewer MAGA out in the sticks?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was the law for kids to have all vaccinations prior to getting enrolled in school.

Did they do away with that local law due to the flood of illegal immigrants who have no vaccination records?

Yes.

Up until 2020, VA requirements were not aligned with the CDC vaccine schedule. They had a shorter list and an older age ranges in some cases.

VA has long published the vax stats from schools who are required to report them to the state. The rates in our area are very high. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/sis-reports-2021-present/

According to your data, only 79% of 12th graders in FCPS are fully vaccinated. I wouldn't call that very high.

Could be students don’t get the HPV vax. HPV is a required vaccine but has an exemption that is very simple - parents sign an acknowledgement about the vaccine and the risks of not getting it. A lot of parents opt out of it.

That doesn't explain why Loudoun is much higher. Fewer MAGA out in the sticks?

HPV is an optional vaccine. It’s not on the mandatory list for schools. This is per the CDC.

[Anonymous]

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Breast milk should convey measles antibodies.

Anonymous wrote:This. I’m not concerned at all.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221003143

The maternal transfer of antibodies to newborns is efficient and renders protection until the infants are 6–7 months old in the case of mumps and rubella and 7–8 months old in the case of measles. Hence infants remain vulnerable to infections before the first dose of the MMR vaccine.

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Anonymous wrote:Another potential pandemic with a moron in charge.

Howard County resident:
https://wtop.com/local/2025/03/measles-case-confirmed-in-howard-co-resident-who-passed-through-dulles/


https://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-virginia-measles-potential-exposure-sites

Except there is a vaccine for measles and most people have been vaccinated at some point in the past 5 decades.

Except for little babies, but who cares about them.

Breast milk should convey measles antibodies.

This. I’m not concerned at all.

What about babies who are not breastfed? Not yours, so no big deal?

Babies receive the immunities of the parent while in the womb and those immunities last for about six months. They can be vaccinated against measles as early as six months when an outbreak exists. One of my children was born during the measles outbreak in New Jersey in 1991 and was vaccinated early because of it. Pediatricians were telling all the parents of very young babies to get MMR vaccines early because of the measles outbreak. If you have a very young baby, you should ask your pediatrician for their advice about vaccinations for your child.

Information from Mayo Clinic about babies and MMR vaccinations here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/measles/symptoms-causes/syc-20374857

This is better than nothing, but it's not reliable. A lot of these infants are still at high risk.

If vaccinating against measles was reliable at 6-12 months, then it would be scheduled to be done then. As it is, we know it is safe and will help in some cases. Not all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Another potential pandemic with a moron in charge.

Howard County resident:
https://wtop.com/local/2025/03/measles-case-confirmed-in-howard-co-resident-who-passed-through-dulles/


https://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-virginia-measles-potential-exposure-sites

Except there is a vaccine for measles and most people have been vaccinated at some point in the past 5 decades.

Tell that to my neighbor who has a newborn. I am sure you will ease her worry /s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I imagine if it actually becomes a real issue in the area-parents will be advised to keep their kids under 1 home until it’s contained. Really that’s a very specific group and I can’t imagine if it does happen the risk will be for very long.

And then how will they work?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I imagine if it actually becomes a real issue in the area-parents will be advised to keep their kids under 1 home until it’s contained. Really that’s a very specific group and I can’t imagine if it does happen the risk will be for very long.

And then how will they work?!

Get a nanny and make sure the nanny is vaccinated. I mean it would obviously be a short term thing.

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Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-hospital-newborn-babies-exposed-rcna196519
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.

On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn’t realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles.

By that time, other new moms, newborns and their families at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock had unknowingly been exposed to the virus, considered one of the most contagious in the world.

Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts — implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as three days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system fight off infections.

A 2021 study found that the therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns from getting sick.

“These babies didn’t ask for this exposure,” said Chad Curry, training chief for the University Medical Center EMS. “But at the end of the day, this is the only way we can protect them.”

Neither Curry nor UMC representatives could give an exact number of exposed newborns.

It’s unclear when the woman tested positive for measles. Public health officials are casting a wide net in an effort to contact everyone who may have been exposed to this particular patient. Viral particles can live in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.

It’s a setback for public health officials on the front lines trying to stop the escalating outbreak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Newborns exposed to measles in Texas hospital
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-hospital-newborn-babies-exposed-rcna196519
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.

On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn’t realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles.

By that time, other new moms, newborns and their families at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock had unknowingly been exposed to the virus, considered one of the most contagious in the world.

Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts — implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as three days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system fight off infections.

A 2021 study found that the therapy is highly effective in protecting exposed newborns from getting sick.

“These babies didn’t ask for this exposure,” said Chad Curry, training chief for the University Medical Center EMS. “But at the end of the day, this is the only way we can protect them.”

Neither Curry nor UMC representatives could give an exact number of exposed newborns.

It’s unclear when the woman tested positive for measles. Public health officials are casting a wide net in an effort to contact everyone who may have been exposed to this particular patient. Viral particles can live in the air or on surfaces for up to two hours.

It’s a setback for public health officials on the front lines trying to stop the escalating outbreak.

This was already posted upthread. And yes it’s absolutely terrible but we also don’t need to post it in the same thread more than once.

[Anonymous]

https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/18/measles-outbreak-could-last-a-year-texas-public-health-official-predicts/

Texas public health official predicts the measles outbreak could take a year to contain
Once eliminated in the U.S., the virus could become endemic again

The expanding measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas into New Mexico and Oklahoma could take a year to contain, a public health leader in the area where the outbreak started warned on Tuesday.

Katherine Wells, director of public health for the city of Lubbock, said the outbreak is still growing, with capacity to transmit both locally and further afield through spread to pockets of unvaccinated individuals. Though the response teams have been stressing the importance of vaccination, uptake of vaccines “has definitely been a struggle,” Wells said.

To date Texas has recorded one death in this outbreak, in an unvaccinated school-aged child. New Mexico has recorded 38 cases and one death, in an unvaccinated adult. Oklahoma has reported four confirmed cases, all in unvaccinated individuals.

[Anonymous]

it’s been 11 days since we learned of the couple of cases in the area. Haven’t heard a thing more so I guess we don’t have to buckle up after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it’s been 11 days since we learned of the couple of cases in the area. Haven’t heard a thing more so I guess we don’t have to buckle up after all.

There was a story on the news yesterday about exposure at Dulles.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:it’s been 11 days since we learned of the couple of cases in the area. Haven’t heard a thing more so I guess we don’t have to buckle up after all.

There was a story on the news yesterday about exposure at Dulles.

That’s the original
exposure