I love it when people explain the nuances of the sound bite, and highlight the things we DON’T know, instead of just running with the attention-grabbing headline. Thank you doctor!
I’m so extremely tired of this joke of an administration. Lack of accountability, gutting programs, insider trading (ie his yo-yo tariffs) Maha/RFK and his brainwormed garbage disposal voice, measles outbreaks, doge fElon, shuttering offices and labs. I might need blood pressure meds and it’s been 6 weeks. I have great blood pressure btw, but I can feel it go up when seeing this crap daily.
Why are we talking about the measles when we have literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people PER YEAR infected with Lyme and co-infections. Hint, it's because they are extremely hard to treat and would cost a fortune. No, 2 weeks of antibiotics doesn't cure someone of late stage Lyme as most people are not diagnosed early because of old outdated faulty lab work.
So why aren't you talking about Lyme with the same conviction? It's a bigger issue! Regressive autism has exploded. Regular autism has exploded. Your a bandwagon chaser. Go back to sleep.
Look, as I’ve said many times, this page isn’t for dumb people. I have to repeat this every day to people like you who didn’t study hard enough in school to do anything with their lives. Want to know why I’m not freaking out about Lyme like you are?
Ask yourself this: “How many people can catch Lyme from another person infected with the organism that causes Lyme?” Since you likely don’t know anything about the answer, the answer is ZERO. Now let’s go over the same question for measles: The answer is “15 to 20”. That’s what makes it a public health emergency. Zero people died from Lyme last week. 2 died of measles and dozens more are hospitalized.
Lyme is an important and serious disease and I recommend testing for it whenever it is appropriate. But, don’t lecture me on “conviction”. I’ve forgotten more than you know about Lyme and I’ve taught for 2 decades in medicine. You can’t understand this because you are a self absorbed internet garbage raccoon, feasting on whatever scraps of food you come across.
So please, go back to your vitamin pages, chiropractors, and whatever weird stuff you’re probably into. This page is for people whose brains aren’t roasted by staying online 24/7 consuming the same suffocating anti-vax propaganda.
As soon as you read this, you will be blocked. And because I know people like you are internet addicted, you’ll read this by 10:10pm EST. We don’t have room here.
Joe Rogan has been promoting all this keto stuff in Texas. Low beta carotene would go hand in hand with low vitamin C since beta carotene and vitamin C are found in the same foods. Between 2016 and 2020 'scurvy' in children more than tripled from 8.2 to 26.7 cases per 100,000. Symptoms can include a rash that does not fade when you press a glass against it and sensitivity to light.
I think it depends on a lot of things individual to your case. For instance, if you are immunosuppressed there is a possibility you might need a booster. Most people are protected after an infection and you are certainly out of the woods with regards to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and the immune modulation that measles can cause. Biologically, the measles virus probably hasn’t changed much but I think there will certainly be testing to confirm this, especially with what appears to be a higher mortality rate at this point. That’s exactly why we need research dollars and capacity for this sort of thing, even though our HHS secretary wants to eliminate infectious disease research.
I am the same age and also had the measles as a 5 yr old. Someone suggested getting titers drawn to assess my protection against it. Is that an existing lab test?
My doc tested for measles, mumps, rubella. All showed highest protection remaining ( after 70 yrs). Doc said all tested by her office have similar results. Dozens tested; all over 70 yrs. FYI
I live in far west Texas in El Paso. The Mennonites that live in Chihuahua state and Mennonites in the US interact and also shop here, although not as much as before. Is the Mexican government paying attention to this outbreak?
As a retired nurse of over 40 years, I appreciate your response and your work. The most shocking time of my life as RFK and this administration destroys our healthcare and research.
I spent months upon months begging people not to vote Trump based on the fact he was going to put RFK in control of health. Many of us have followed RFK’s absolutely insane rantings for quite awhile and we knew this would be the most dangerous moment in the history of health in the USA. And lo and behold we are amidst one of the biggest measles outbreaks in the modern era and he’s telling people to take cod liver oil.
Is it true that CDC is launching an investigation into whether vaccines cause autism? . Remember the “study” in the Lancet so stating that was retracted?
Havent many studies thereafter shown no such causality?
I love it when people explain the nuances of the sound bite, and highlight the things we DON’T know, instead of just running with the attention-grabbing headline. Thank you doctor!
I appreciate this
I’m so extremely tired of this joke of an administration. Lack of accountability, gutting programs, insider trading (ie his yo-yo tariffs) Maha/RFK and his brainwormed garbage disposal voice, measles outbreaks, doge fElon, shuttering offices and labs. I might need blood pressure meds and it’s been 6 weeks. I have great blood pressure btw, but I can feel it go up when seeing this crap daily.
So disheartening
It is. Completely preventable. And many of the survivors will develop chronic conditions as a result of the measles infection.
Why are we talking about the measles when we have literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people PER YEAR infected with Lyme and co-infections. Hint, it's because they are extremely hard to treat and would cost a fortune. No, 2 weeks of antibiotics doesn't cure someone of late stage Lyme as most people are not diagnosed early because of old outdated faulty lab work.
Why are we talking about measles? Hmm, i don’t know, maybe it’s because of the LARGEST MEASLES OUTBREAK IN AGES HAPPENING AT THIS MOMENT, foh
So why aren't you talking about Lyme with the same conviction? It's a bigger issue! Regressive autism has exploded. Regular autism has exploded. Your a bandwagon chaser. Go back to sleep.
Look, as I’ve said many times, this page isn’t for dumb people. I have to repeat this every day to people like you who didn’t study hard enough in school to do anything with their lives. Want to know why I’m not freaking out about Lyme like you are?
Ask yourself this: “How many people can catch Lyme from another person infected with the organism that causes Lyme?” Since you likely don’t know anything about the answer, the answer is ZERO. Now let’s go over the same question for measles: The answer is “15 to 20”. That’s what makes it a public health emergency. Zero people died from Lyme last week. 2 died of measles and dozens more are hospitalized.
Lyme is an important and serious disease and I recommend testing for it whenever it is appropriate. But, don’t lecture me on “conviction”. I’ve forgotten more than you know about Lyme and I’ve taught for 2 decades in medicine. You can’t understand this because you are a self absorbed internet garbage raccoon, feasting on whatever scraps of food you come across.
So please, go back to your vitamin pages, chiropractors, and whatever weird stuff you’re probably into. This page is for people whose brains aren’t roasted by staying online 24/7 consuming the same suffocating anti-vax propaganda.
As soon as you read this, you will be blocked. And because I know people like you are internet addicted, you’ll read this by 10:10pm EST. We don’t have room here.
Joe Rogan has been promoting all this keto stuff in Texas. Low beta carotene would go hand in hand with low vitamin C since beta carotene and vitamin C are found in the same foods. Between 2016 and 2020 'scurvy' in children more than tripled from 8.2 to 26.7 cases per 100,000. Symptoms can include a rash that does not fade when you press a glass against it and sensitivity to light.
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Thank you, Dr Wolfe. I was born in 1948 and had a severe case of measles as a child. Am I protected? Is the current measles a different strain?
I think it depends on a lot of things individual to your case. For instance, if you are immunosuppressed there is a possibility you might need a booster. Most people are protected after an infection and you are certainly out of the woods with regards to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and the immune modulation that measles can cause. Biologically, the measles virus probably hasn’t changed much but I think there will certainly be testing to confirm this, especially with what appears to be a higher mortality rate at this point. That’s exactly why we need research dollars and capacity for this sort of thing, even though our HHS secretary wants to eliminate infectious disease research.
I am the same age and also had the measles as a 5 yr old. Someone suggested getting titers drawn to assess my protection against it. Is that an existing lab test?
Yes, it is. You can get titers drawn for any of those diseases where you’ve either been infected or immunized
My doc tested for measles, mumps, rubella. All showed highest protection remaining ( after 70 yrs). Doc said all tested by her office have similar results. Dozens tested; all over 70 yrs. FYI
Thanks for letting me know that. I’ve had it done for both measles and mumps. Results show protection remains.
I live in far west Texas in El Paso. The Mennonites that live in Chihuahua state and Mennonites in the US interact and also shop here, although not as much as before. Is the Mexican government paying attention to this outbreak?
They are, at least somewhat. They recently issued a travel advisory for their citizens to stay out of Texas:
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/measles-outbreak-prompts-mexico-to-issue-travel-warning-for-texas-36895490
As a retired nurse of over 40 years, I appreciate your response and your work. The most shocking time of my life as RFK and this administration destroys our healthcare and research.
I spent months upon months begging people not to vote Trump based on the fact he was going to put RFK in control of health. Many of us have followed RFK’s absolutely insane rantings for quite awhile and we knew this would be the most dangerous moment in the history of health in the USA. And lo and behold we are amidst one of the biggest measles outbreaks in the modern era and he’s telling people to take cod liver oil.
Thanks for trying
Is it true that CDC is launching an investigation into whether vaccines cause autism? . Remember the “study” in the Lancet so stating that was retracted?
Havent many studies thereafter shown no such causality?
Replying to myself: Trump has now appointed an anti-vaxxer to head a “study” of whether vaccines cause autism. Gee.. what will the outcome be?
i agree, i was terrified they would actually confirm him despite his crazy policies and here we are. 💔😭
And 4 physicians are US senators. ALL voted Yes. Unreal
I think this demonstrates what an utter lock this tyrant has on them, crazy-pants as he is. They are terrified of him.
I’ve read that senators were threatened.
WUT! 🤦🏽♀️i would think they of all people would know better and do better. for shame.