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USA Today reports:
Two more Florida children have contracted measles after the state’s top health official defied federal guidance to contain an outbreak at an elementary school. Six children at Manatee Bay Elementary School, in Westin near Fort Lauderdale, caught the disease over a week ago.
New state health data show two more cases in Broward County, of a child younger than 5 and another between ages 5 and 9. The newly reported infections bring the total to eight, just days after Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo contradicted federal and medical professional guidance.
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Report: Two more cases of measles in Broward brings infection total to eight over past 10 days https://t.co/JDnQPvLFY0
— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) February 26, 2024
1/n Measles cases continue growing in Florida. Two additional cases this morning. My periodic reminder that measles is a serious infection: 20% hospitalization, 10% measles otitis that in some cases leads to deafness, 5% life threatening measles pneumonia https://t.co/wtBHmhgXKh
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 26, 2024
2/n also encephalitis and death. Here those numbers I graphically display with @billmarshnyt @nytimes compared with highly safe and effective (97% protection) MMR vaccine pic.twitter.com/Yi019SY1kQ
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 26, 2024
4/n measles is one of the most contagious viruses we know about. It spreads rapidly through unvaccinated populations. https://t.co/V8e2m1QLU1
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) February 26, 2024
“With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that’s long kept measles outbreaks under control.”
“As measles spread through Manatee Bay Elementary [he gave parents] permission to send unvaccinated children to school amid the outbreak.” pic.twitter.com/lb6e9SsZl3
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) February 24, 2024
Ladapo touted hydroxychloroquine w/Stella “Demon Semen” Immanuel who says gynecological issues are caused by women having sex in dreams with demons, scientists make vaccines to stop religion & gov’t is run by aliens. Twitter, Google, Fbook removed their video for misinformation. https://t.co/LQ6pzyptYc pic.twitter.com/5iSHu1nnGB
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) September 1, 2022