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British health authorities launched a vaccination campaign after a north London measles outbreak that infected more than 60 children, officials said, blaming low MMR uptake.

by Timothy D. McBride

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Thanks to the anti-vaxxers...

'Fast-spreading' measles outbreak hits several schools in London www.bbc.com/news/article...
North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected
A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
www.bbc.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Reposted by Timothy D. McBride, Farah Mendlesohn

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emptywheel.bsky.social
To my surprise, CDC is still tracking how many children RFK condemns to measles. Cases are getting younger and, of course, it is spreading faster.

www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
2026 To date 2025 Full year Total Cases 910 2280 Age  Under 5 years 227 (25%) 582 (26%)  5-19 years 527 (58%) 1014 (44%)  20+ years 136 (15%) 671 (29%)  Age unknown 20 (2%) 13 (1%) Vaccination Status  Unvaccinated or Unknown 94% 93%
February 16, 2026 at 12:21 PM

by Andrew Scott Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky

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The UK was declared measles free in 2017.

Vaccine programs completely eliminated it.

Since then, pro sickness conspiracy theorists and anti science idiots have enabled its return.
kityates.bsky.social Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 2d
“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
archive.md/2026.02.1...
February 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London www.bbc.com/news/article...
North London measles outbreak: Unvaccinated pupils could be excluded from school
Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
www.bbc.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM

by Scott L. Greer

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RFK, jr & team are trying to squash the market for vaccines and US funding for vaccine R&D and thereby cut off vaccine development globally. It's incumbent on other powers (including e.g. US states) to act to preserve the vaccine development system with research and vaccination funding.
Trump and the future of health services research and policy in Europe: A view from the US - Scott L Greer, 2025
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February 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM

by Organización Mundial de la Salud

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Reposted by Gavin L. Foster

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One in five children infected in the recent London measles outbreak were reportedly hospitalised.
Don’t believe the anti-vaxxers when they say “it’s a mild disease” or “it’s better to get immunity naturally”.
It isn’t.
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM

by Robert M. Califf

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Interesting new analysis of entire population of the Netherlands. Covid infection causes serious rise in death and severe illness. Covid vaccination prevents death and severe illness.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@steverattner.bsky.social
COVID-19 vaccination and short-term mortality risk: a nationwide self-controlled case series study in The Netherlands - European Journal of Epidemiology
Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic partly exceeded COVID-19-related deaths, indicating that other causes may have contributed. We conducted a retrospective data-linkage study including all ...
link.springer.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM

Reposted by Scott C. Doney

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royalsociety.org
Vaccines have helped to control many diseases that caused widespread suffering in the past and continue to do so to this day. Professor of Immunology Charles Bangham FRS explains why we know vaccines work and why they are so effective: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/01/why-we-know-vaccines-work/
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM

by Richard Waite

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Got my measles immunity checked, out of spite (intact)
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM

by Andrew Scott

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People who spew anti vaccine crap should be prosecuted by their victims.

It would quickly shut them down.
February 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Please vaccinate.

www.ms.now/opinion/meas...
Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable.
Dr. Annie Andrews: I’m a pediatrician — and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM

Reposted by Mark Priestley

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Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are reliant on those who do.
Sounds obvious but it’s a very privileged position to take.
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer

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“A "potentially catastrophic" decline in childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in..whooping cough in 35 years, infectious disease experts say. Rates of whooping cough..rose to almost 800 cases per 100,000 Australian children in 2024–25”
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Record spike in whooping cough cases due to 'potentially catastrophic' trend
A "potentially catastrophic" decline in Australia's childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of whooping cough in 35 years, infectious diseases experts say.
www.abc.net.au
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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