Seven new cases of measles have been identified in Israel over the past week in Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Emek Hefer and Modi’in Ilit, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.
A week ago, the Health Ministry announced that a resident of Tel Aviv was diagnosed with measles after returning to Israel on an El Al flight from London on Friday, April 18. The person took the train from the airport to the Tel Aviv University stop and a bus to his/her home. Over the weekend, the patient spent time at an escape room in Petach Tikvah and a restaurant in Herzliya before being diagnosed.
A total of eight patients have been diagnosed with measles since April 20, six of whom were unvaccinated.
According to the epidemiological investigation, four of the patients were infected abroad or as a result of contact with people who returned from abroad. The epidemiological investigation for the new patients is currently underway.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that manifests as a rash, fever, general malaise, and a runny nose, and can have serious and even life-threatening complications.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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unvaccinated??????????? how could u….
here we go again.
MYTH: Measles, mumps, whooping cough and chicken pox are life threatening childhood diseases.
TRUTH: Death from these diseases in the U.S. is extremely rare, and basically non-existent in well nourished children. When contracted in childhood, these diseases are mild and give immunity for life; having these illnesses in childhood also protects us against more serious disease like cancer later in life. Whooping cough (pertussis) has actually become more virulent since the introduction of the pertussis vaccine.
More here: westonaprice.org/vaccinations
8 people with measels, 6 unvacinated, that means 2 are vaccinated. Who can help me with some math 2 out of 8 is?
Hmmm 25% failure rate right our of the gate….
“unvaccinated”? oy.