Sharyl Attkisson "A measles news quiz on Twitter at 12p ET" (May 2, 2019)
Is anyone interested in taking a measles news quiz with me here on Twitter at 10p ET? The catch: you must guess-- you may not look up the answer on the Internet! (You police yourself; honor system). Let me know and if I get enough "yes"s we'll do it!
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Ok measles quiz coming at 10pm ET in a few minutes.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
(This is meant to be informative and kind of fun; so if you feel angry, cultish about some views, or mean, please don't join in this time).
Honor system: Don't look up the answer! Guess...!
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
I will post one question at a time and you can reply to that post.
I'll give the answer as a RT after one minute.
I'll give a link at the end for all the info/amplification...
We'll start with an easy one. In one minute.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
1. What does CDC say is the most effective way to limit spread of measles?
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
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2. Where does CDC say most of the 2019 measles cases in the U.S. are concentrated?
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3. From which countries does CDC say the current 2019 U.S. measles outbreaks originated?
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4. How many measles-related brain injuries or death have been associated with the 2019 US measles outbreak, according to CDC?
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5. True or False: Measles was once eradicated in the U.S., but now it’s back.
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6. True or False: Until now, measles hadn’t been seen in the U.S. since 2000 when CDC declared the disease ‘eliminated’.
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7. Do U.S. measles cases each year originate from sources mostly inside US, outside US, or about roughly 50-50?
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
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8. True or False: The U.S. measles outbreak is exclusively due to unvaccinated people.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Answer in 2 minutes... reply to this post.
(Maybe this is too easy for this crowd.)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
9. True or False: Vaccinated people don’t get or spread measles.
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10. True or False: “Everyone should get their measles shot” or “Everyone should get vaccinated.”
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
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A few more. Here's an easy one for this crowd:
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
11. True or False: There are no side effects from measles vaccine.
Answer in 2 minutes.
Final question:
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
12. True or False: "The myth that vaccines cause autism originated with a fraudulent study in the U.K. that was debunked in 2010."
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1. Answer: CDC says “high coverage” with measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine is the most effective way to limit the spread of measles. https://t.co/NEyyyx8ziZ
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
2. Answer: CDC says 67% of the 2019 US measles cases are in New York City and New York state. https://t.co/HfPg2e5mG3
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
3. Answer: CDC says the most number of measles cases in the US 2019 outbreak can be traced to the Philippines, followed by Ukraine. https://t.co/JwKNEFXVZn
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
4. CDC says-- so far-- there are no reports of measles-related brain damage or death in the US 2019 measles outbreak. (Obviously that could change day to day.)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
5. False, according to CDC. Measles was not considered “eradicated” in the US because "eradicated" is a term generally reserved for elimination of a disease worldwide, such as smallpox. (Measles was declared “eliminated” from the U.S. in 2000.) https://t.co/Mms2cqCWUD
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
6. False, according to CDC. There have been measles outbreaks every year in the U.S. since CDC declared it “eliminated” in 2000. According to CDC, “eliminated” doesn’t mean no cases occur; it means that all cases originate from sources outside of the U.S. https://t.co/niun7hnHgL
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
7. Answer: According to CDC: Each year since 2000, including in 2019, transmission of measles in the U.S. has been sourced exclusively to travelers or visitors who bring in the disease from outside of the U.S. https://t.co/dHJP5tGLfG
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Additional factoid: Also, according to CDC: many U.S. measles cases in 2014 were sourced to the Philippines. And in 2011, most of the measles cases brought into the U.S. came from France.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
(Ok you guys are good.)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
8. Answer: False, according to CDC.Not all of the measles patients and carriers are unvaccinated.
CDC says 71% of infected patients in 2019 U.S. outbreaks were known to be unvaccinated.
(29% were vaccinated or had unknown/unproven status.) https://t.co/6E1I1DKcQk
9. Answer: False, according to CDC. Measles can sometimes be spread by vaccinated children and adults. (This is neither rare nor new.) https://t.co/RBnMQNGCZW
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Additional factoids: In 83-84, the US govt. says measles was transmitted within a U.S. school “with a documented immunization level of 100%.”
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
In 1984, public health officials tracked another measles outbreak in a U.S. high school with a documented vaccination level of 98%. Seventy per cent (70%) of the cases were among those who had measles vaccination and were “therefore considered vaccine failures.”
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Measles outbreaks in 1989 among vaccinated school-aged children in the U.S. prompted CDC to recommend a second dose of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine for children.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
...Even so, a 2017 outbreak of measles among soldiers in Israel involved a primarly patient who had received three doses of measles vaccine; the eight additional patients had received at least two doses.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Though it’s not uncommon for vaccinated people to get and spread a disease, experts say the risk is higher for unvaccinated people.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
CDC tells me: "Although vaccination produces lower antibody levels than natural disease, both serologic and epidemiologic evidence indicate that the vaccine [MMR measles component] induces long-term — probably lifelong — immunity, in most persons."
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
10. Answer: False, according to CDC. Not everyone can or should get vaccinated for measles. CDC recently recommended that children should not get MMR vaccine if they have “a parent, brother, or sister with a history of immune system problems.” (Continued...) https://t.co/UsKIzUNKw7
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
10. Answer (part 2): CDC/FDA say other factors may disqualify children from getting MMR vaccine. Manufacturer-acknowledged “contradindications” are listed beginning on p.7 here. https://t.co/Uf9OYDE1RL
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Each vaccine has its own set of caveats for those who should not receive it.
11. Answer: False, according to CDC and FDA.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Manufacturer-acknowledged adverse reactions from MMR vaccine are listed beginning on p. 6 here. https://t.co/Uf9OYDE1RL (Continued) https://t.co/d9uQs4yoAC
11. Answer (part 2): Though not mentioned on CDC page about safety risks, MMR vaccine risks include brain damage (encephalopathy). They also include a “usually fatal brain disorder” when severely-compromised individuals who should be vaccinated are mistakenly given MMR vaccine.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Additional factoid: All medicine has side effects, but CDC considers the risk of measles vaccine (and any approved vaccine) to be lower than the risk of the disease it purports to prevent.
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
(Sometimes that calculus has proven to change or be incorrect. The government has sometimes removed previously-approved vaccines from the market for safety reasons, such as a version of rotavirus vaccine for babies.)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
12. Answer: True or False, depending on which govt officials/records are consulted. There’s a well-established propaganda campaign to “close the door” on the vaccine-autism link & state “the science is settled,” by claiming the theory has a single “debunked” origin. (Cont)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
12. Answer (Part 2): However, it’s false to claim that vaccine-autism link began or ended with the referenced study. In fact, the ongoing controversy over is being fueled by U.S. government resources and experts. You can read more about all of it here: https://t.co/UZOCmzA8tC
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
Thanks for playing. You were hard to stump ;)
— Sharyl Attkisson🕵️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) May 2, 2019
"Measles Facts and Misconceptions in a Near Hysterical Media Environment"
Read about all of it here, and RT!https://t.co/UZOCmzA8tC pic.twitter.com/4zFFJTV9RP
