Could the #shingles vaccine protect against #dementia? If so, this makes it even more important for our elders. https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=1082&view=getnewpost #vaccine #vaccination #disease #study #research #science
The largest #measles outbreak by far is in West #Texas, where the #disease is spreading quickly in remote, rural areas where the #vaccination rates are low. The outbreak has also spread across the boarder into #NewMexico, but the outbreak there is moving more slowly due to higher vaccination rates.
Business Insider reports — with a chart to demonstrate the point — that measles cases are "spreading exponentially" in the US right now.
#measles #vaccines #vaccination #RFKJr #CDC
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https://www.businessinsider.com/charts-show-measles-spreading-in-us-states-2025-4
"Because to be clear, when you choose not to get vaccinated in a country like the US, what you are ultimately doing is free-riding on the backs of everyone else who did their part."
"If you view vaccination as an individual choice and believe that anyone should be able to opt out for any reason at any time, then what you’re saying is that it’s okay to decide not to uphold your end of the social contract; that it’s okay to free-ride off of everyone else who actually did go get vaccinated."
She responds to CDC:
"The truth is, when it comes to public health, there really isn’t such a thing as a 'personal' or 'individual' choice — because every choice we make as individuals has implications for the health of those around us. Framing vaccination as an issue of 'personal choice' disregards the fact that choosing not to get vaccinated ultimately strips other people of their personal choice to stay healthy or to live a normal life."
Caroline Orr Bueno reports that ProPublica contacted the CDC to ask why it suppressed a report warning that the risk of measles is higher in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lower.
CDC responded,
“The decision to vaccinate is a personal one." As Bueno notes, this echoes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s own language about vaccination.
#measles #vaccines #vaccination #RFKJr #CDC
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https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/no-vaccination-is-not-a-personal
“Fighting against misinformation and attempts to halt life-saving science is the first step to protecting your health, your community’s health, and global health–and scientists need your help now more than ever.”
#Scicomm #Science #Vaccination
https://isabellacisneros.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-vaccines-myths-and
“Through cuts for research funding, censorship of our leading experts, and cancellation of important viral surveillance programs, it is unclear whether we will have the resources necessary to quickly respond to the next outbreaks.”
#VaccinesWork #Vaccines #Science #Vaccination
https://isabellacisneros.substack.com/p/vaccine-development-a-brief-history
A 7-year longitudinal study of over 280,000 individuals indicates that the shingles vaccine was associated with a 20% lower frequency of dementia.
Summary: https://www.sciencealert.com/shingles-vaccine-guards-against-dementia-study-reveals
Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
Shingles vaccine linked to reduction in dementia diagnoses, study finds
Wow!
Nice natural experiment confirms that zoster #vaccination (against shingles) reduces #dementia risk. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
'Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk'
"Health records of more than 280,000 older adults revealed that those who received a largely discontinued shingles vaccine called Zostavax were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next seven years than those who went without."
"a 20% reduction in dementia risk, with the strongest effect in women"
"Last year, Oxford researchers reported an even stronger protective effect in people who received Shingrix, a newer vaccine."
“Given the substantial economic and social burden of dementia, policymakers and health-care providers might need to reassess the value of widespread herpes zoster vaccination, particularly in older adults.”
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#Vaccination #Shingles #Dementia #Science
Extraordinary
“Although it is still unclear precisely how herpes zoster vaccination lowers the risk of dementia, the implications of the study are profound. The vaccine could represent a cost-effective intervention that has public-health benefits strongly exceeding its intended purpose.”
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#Dementia #Shingles #Science #Vaccination
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00861-2
New cases push US measles total past 500; over 80% of cases were in people who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/new-cases-push-us-measles-total-past-500
I notice that the practice of announcing you've had a vaccination on the Fediverse (via what I see from the people I follow) has all but died out.
I think it's good visibility to keep showing support for getting vaccinated against COVID19 (and measles / MMR!), and may serve as a reminder that it's time again for your next vaccination.
Just got vaccination number 10, Pfizer KP.2 aka "Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty"
I noticed that the Apple Health application no longer accepts scanning the QR code provided by Ontario in the proof-of-vaccination PDF receipt.
Also, they now show two QR codes side by side, as they say it's too much information for a single QR code. But Apple Health app accepts neither. Apple denial!
#DisasterDonnie cut EVERYONE working on #Alzheimers, cut people working on #BirdFlu & #Measles, closed 50 #vaccination clinics, 800 #FDA employees testing drug safety, and eliminated the dept that regulates #tobacco. #DisasterPresidency #TheyreTryingToKillEverybody
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-bloodbath-protesters-meet-trump-at-every-step-as-he-butchers-u-s-government-agencies-236123717533
Africa: Rwanda's Syringe Manufacturing Facility to Boost Africa's Vaccination Initiatives: [New Times] Health minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana on Tuesday, April 1, officiated the launch of TKMD Rwanda's auto-disable syringe manufacturing facility in Rwamagana District. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJvX7S #Rwanda #Vaccination #Healthcare #SyringeManufacturing #PublicHealth
