Mumps Outbreak Strikes College Students Who Already Received TWO MMR Vaccines

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Mumps Outbreak Strikes College Students Who Already Received TWO MMR Vaccines /truenews/ archiver 11/20/15 (Fri) 00:02:07 No.24

Mumps Outbreak Strikes College Students Who Already Received TWO MMR Vaccines

Dozens of students attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have come down with the mumps virus in what authorities believe could snowball into an all-out epidemic. But once again, the vast majority of afflicted students were already twice vaccinated for mumps (MMR) prior to catching the disease, upending government claims about this dangerous and useless vaccine.

Reports indicate that some 69 cases of mumps have thus far been reported on the UIUC campus, and most of these, according to Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav Shah, occurred among students who had previously received two rounds of the combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella.

As you may recall, the efficacy of the mumps component of the MMR vaccine was called into question by two former Merck scientists who filed a False Claims Act complaint in 2010. They allege that the vaccine giant fabricated study data to promote this controversial vaccine as effective, when in reality it doesn't actually work as claimed.

The escalating mumps outbreak at UIUC further substantiates what these two fleshed out in their court filing – that despite getting vaccinated for mumps with MMR, individuals are still getting sick. And yet IDPH's Shah believes the solution is to push more MMR vaccines on students to supposedly curb the disease's spread.

He told the media that, even though the first two rounds of MMR apparently didn't work amongst the affected students at UIUC, they should still opt for a third round of the vaccine because it "could help control the outbreak," reports Fox News.

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anon archived 11/20/15 (Fri) 00:03:19 No.25

I know mmr-immunized people who've gotten mumps. Seems common. I wonder if there are undoctored stats on that. Probably not.

anon archived 11/20/15 (Fri) 00:03:44 No.26

>>24

>>25

unlikely because vaccines always work ;)

though some are likely to jump to crazy conclusions it is normal for some types of vaccinations to not last a lifetime

ive not studied this particular issue but if it really was mumps and they really had two shots and the latter one was viable then it is possible either they are outliers that dont respond as normal immune system do to the vaccine or that pathogen has mutated

rather than intentional malevolence it is most likely that something went wrong with the second vaccine delivery, there is reason you get it more than once

chances are they might not even have mumps and this is fearmongering

This is a type of Single stranded RNA virus and there are several known genotypes so a new one is not out of the question

extra treading below:

In regard to the current measles outbreak, some people are saying that children who have not had the vaccine should pose no threat to vaccinated people. It is my understanding that during an outbreak, vaccinated people can still contract it. Am I correct?

You are correct that vaccinated people can still be infected with infections against which they are vaccinated. No vaccine is 100% effective. Vaccine effectiveness varies from greater than 95% (for diseases such as measles, rubella, hepatitis B) to much lower (influenza this year 23%, and 60% in years with a good match of wild and vaccine viruses, and the acellular pertussis vaccines after 5 years or so provide only about 70% protection). Therefore, we encourage as many people as possible to be vaccinated, to avoid outbreaks, while working towards the development of better vaccines (such as for influenza and pertussis).

Why is a second dose of MMR necessary?

Between 2% and 5% of people do not develop measles immunity after the first dose of vaccine. This occurs for a variety of reasons. The second dose is to provide another chance to develop measles immunity for people who did not respond to the first dose.