Get your flu vaccine as soon as it drops in April 2026. New variant SuperK also known as H3N2 arrived in the USA in June 2025. Now it’s here and we have lost 63 people to flu in January 2026 (our summer )
#VaccinePreventable #Vaccination #Influenza #H3N2
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Why care about vaccine coverage worldwide, as WHO? Because what happens in Senegal doesn't stay in Senegal. And same for us.
Not with infectious diseases.
He're worldwide stats. Pertussis and diphtheria are big worldwide concerns now.
Then measles.
#VaccinePreventable
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4/15 "It is distressing as a pediatrician to see children sick from a disease that is completely vaccine preventable."
A premature baby born with measles recently died in Ontario. Another young child died last year.
Vast majority of Alberta cases: unimmunized.
#VaccinePreventable #Tragedy
4/15 "It is distressing as a pediatrician to see children sick from a disease that is completely vaccine preventable."
A premature baby born with measles recently died in Ontario. Another young child died last year.
Vast majority of Alberta cases: unimmunized.
#VaccinePreventable #Tragedy
8/9 Dr. Lynora Saxinger sees measles as "a red flag" for what's coming.
"These are not just benign childhood illnesses," she warns. "There is genuinely a lot of concern around the whole vaccine-preventable disease front."
#DrSaxinger #VaccinePreventable
1/6
🇨🇦 ⚠️ ONTARIO MEASLES SURGE CONTINUES ⚠️ 🇨🇦
Ontario has reported 182 new measles cases in the past week, pushing the provincial total above 1,600 since October.
The alarming outbreak has sent 119 people to hospital, with nine requiring intensive care.
#PublicHealth #Measles #VaccinePreventable
#Vaccines #Vax #Vaccine #Measles #WhoopingCough #Health #HealthAndSafety #Health&Safety #PublicHealth #VaccinePreventable #VaccinePreventableDiseases #VaccinePreventableDisease #Vaccine-PreventableDiseases #ChildrensHealth #KidsHealth #Public #MedicalCases #MedicalCase #MedicalResearch #Research #US
3/9 The disease triggered subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare but devastating complication. "The fact that it was measles, I just couldn't get my head around it," says Archer, whose grief is now tinged with anger.
#VaccinePreventable
2/9 With 16 new cases reported Thursday, the total stands at 313. No deaths reported yet, but three patients were in intensive care as of Monday, highlighting the serious nature of this preventable disease.
#VaccinePreventable #Alberta
2/5 The situation is serious: Public Health Ontario reports 101 hospitalizations, including 75 children.
Eight patients have been in intensive care. The disease has mostly infected unvaccinated children, infants and teenagers.
#VaccinePreventable #ChildHealth #Measles
4/5 The outbreak continues to strain healthcare resources, with eight Albertans hospitalized as of earlier this month. Officials urge vaccination and monitoring for symptoms in potentially exposed individuals.
#VaccinePreventable #HealthcareImpact #InfectiousDisease
7/9 Despite measles potentially causing pneumonia, encephalitis, and death, the province's position has been casual.
Alberta Health stated their response was "appropriate" and Joffe would speak "if a provincewide outbreak is declared."
#RiskAssessment #VaccinePreventable #ABpoli #ABleg #ABhealth
6/8 The consequences could be severe. Texas reported its second death in an unvaccinated child last week, while Ontario saw a young child die last year.
Between 1-3 out of every 1,000 people infected with measles will die, according to provincial data.
#MeaslesDeaths #VaccinePreventable
6/7 Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known, with one infected person able to spread it to 12-18 unvaccinated people. Symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, and a characteristic rash.
#MeaslesFacts #InfectiousDisease #VaccinePreventable #ABpoli #ABhealth
5/9 The consequences are severe: 1 in 5 unvaccinated measles patients requires hospitalization, often for pneumonia. Some Texas patients—including babies—needed intubation. One in 1,000 infected children dies, & another one in 1,000 develops brain swelling.
#MeaslesComplications #VaccinePreventable
5/9 The consequences are severe: 1 in 5 unvaccinated measles patients requires hospitalization, often for pneumonia. Some Texas patients—including babies—needed intubation. One in 1,000 infected children dies, & another one in 1,000 develops brain swelling.
#MeaslesComplications #VaccinePreventable
Measles is a #vaccinepreventable disease #bcpoli
3/7 The Texas outbreak has hospitalized over 20 people and caused the first American measles death since 2015. Despite the measles vaccine being 97% effective, Kennedy emphasized nutrition: "Vitamins A, C, and D should be part of a balanced diet."
#VaccinePreventable #PublicHealth
Measles is a #vaccinepreventable illness #publichealth #CDNpoli
1/6 🚨💉 Oh, fucking great. The #UnitedStates just recorded its first #MeaslesDeath since 2015 🤯. Because, you know, #VaccinesAreTheEnemy and #ScienceIsAFuckingJoke 🙄. #MeaslesOutbreak #VaccinePreventable
First Measles Death Reported in West Texas as Outbreak Spreads Through Mennonite Communities haiku.ainewsbrew.com/article/3151
#MeaslesOutbreak #PublicHealth #Texas #VaccinePreventable #CommunityHealth #Measles #HealthAlert #Vaccination #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealthEmergency
An individual who tested positive for #measles in W Texas traveled to two major universities, large New Braunfels travel center, and the San Antonio #RiverWalk.
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#Measles lingers in the air for hours
#airborne transmission. #VaccinePreventable #PublicHealth nightmare
We will continue to see #H5N1 and other #VaccinePreventable diseases
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