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Tell-tale signs you or someone you know might have the measles

A doctor gets ready to administer the flu vaccine to Margaret Ayre, who plays Snow White, and the rest of the cast at the City Varieties (Leeds, December 1969).

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Do Orthodox Jews believe in vaccinating?

Dear Jew in the City,

Lock the kids up…do not sicken everyone. You have no right to impose your beliefs against vaccination on the rest of society.

If you don’t see it this way…advice…leave this country. Go to someplace where ignorance and stupidity are bliss. America is NOT such a place. We lose ours, you will lose yours.

M.A.

Dear M.A.,

Though you have not specified which children you’d like to lock up, based on the news, I’m assuming your message is related to a recent outbreak of measles in California and the news that a percentage of kids in Jewish day schools in California are not vaccinated.

From the tone of your email you are obviously very upset with what’s going on, but you are also misinformed. There is no Jewish law against vaccinations. In fact, most rabbis are probably strong supporters of them.

Read more:

http://jewinthecity.com/2015/02/do-orthodox-jews-believe-in-vaccinating/#ixzz3QpBYFSsV

Jacobson v Massachusetts: It’s Not Your Great-Great-Grandfather’s Public Health Law

Given the changes in constitutional law, public health, and government regulation, what kinds of public health laws that address contagious diseases might be constitutionally permissible today? A law that authorizes mandatory vaccination during an epidemic of a lethal disease, with refusal punishable by a monetary penalty, like the one at issue in Jacobson, would undoubtedly be found constitutional under the low constitutional test of “rationality review.” However, the vaccine would have to be approved by the FDA as safe and effective, and the law would have to require exceptions for those who have contraindications to the vaccine. A law that authorizes mandatory vaccination to prevent dangerous contagious diseases in the absence of an epidemic, such as the school immunization requirement summarily upheld in 1922, also would probably be upheld as long as (1) the disease still exists in the population where it can spread and cause serious injury to those infected, and (2) a safe and effective vaccine could prevent transmission to others.

The legitimacy of compulsory vaccination programs depends on both scientific factors and constitutional limits. Scientific factors include the prevalence, incidence, and severity of the contagious disease; the mode of transmission; the safety and effectiveness of any vaccine in preventing transmission; and the nature of any available treatment. Constitutional limits include protection against unjustified bodily intrusions, such as forcible vaccination of individuals at risk for adverse reactions, and physical restraints and unreasonable penalties for refusal.

COVID-19 mass vaccination behavioural process

From participant observation research conducted in late July to mid-August.

• Wait times for bookings at the Sydney mass vaccination site are up to two months for non-priority groups
• Despite holding pre-scheduled appointments, on the day, the public lines up outdoors for up to two-hours. This makes for a physically uncomfortable and de-motivating experience
• Behavioural barriers during the mass vaccination experience may impact people’s willingness to return for their second dose in a timely way. For example:
• the line-up system is confusing
• it’s hard to hear staff directions
• inadequate accessibility
• lack of social distancing outdoors
• few signs and instructions
• lacking cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• poorly promoted multilingual services for migrants
• insufficient communication about extended wait times mean people may not be properly prepared to stand in line for so long  
• Behavioural science evidence could be used to improve the customer service experience, by:
  
• improving physical cues, to encourage COVID-19 safe behaviours, and
• using behavioural messages to motivate customers to return for their second vaccination dose on time.

Read more on my blog.

[Image: Infographic on COVID-19 Mass Vaccinaton Behavioural process. On the left, what it is currently: 2 month wait, routine sms, long delays, routine follow-up. On the right what could be improved: timely access, behavioural prompt, enhanced service]

Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

This week is World Immunization Week so we are sharing this fun image of Navy recruits receiving inoculations at the U.S. Naval Training Station in San Diego in the 1920s. If you are a military veteran, you probably remember this experience!

There are many resources available online to help people learn about vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) website about #WorldImmunizationWeek can be found here. For general information about vaccines and immunizations, please visit the Health and Human Services (HHS) website here.

Item: [Recruits receiving inoculations at the dispensary, U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California.] File Unit: U11-83 Naval Training Center, Balboa Park. Series: Historical Photograph Files, 1917 - 1994. Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. (National Archives Identifier 295565). 

I got my vaccine last Friday. For the first time in a long time, I have hope.

COVID-19 VACCINATION TIMELINE:

A recent report by the Economist’s Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows that for many regions, it will take years before most of the adult population receives the vaccine for COVID-19. This map depicts the global timeline for majority populations to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. 

Most major economies in Latin America are expected to achieve widespread coverage by mid-2022, while most countries in Asia are expected to take until the end of next year to achieve the feat. Even in the region’s advanced economies, vaccinations are starting up slower than elsewhere. Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam will start their campaigns in late February and are expected to arrive at majority immunization by mid-2022. 

Only Asia’s city states and Taiwan are expected to have vaccinated 60-70% of their adult populations by the end of 2021. According to the EIU, most European nations as well as the U.S., Israel, and the Gulf states are on this trajectory as well, although problems with supplies and distribution of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines could cause delays. In many of the world’s developing nations, including many in Africa, the vaccination timeline is expected to extend into 2023.

Source: Economist’s Intelligence Unit (EIU), American Geographical Society

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