Anti-Vaccine Propaganda About Vaccine Induced Measles
Aaron Siri wants you to think that a measles outbreak in Maine was induced by the MMR vaccine.
Why does Aaron Siri want you to think that a measles outbreak in Maine was induced by the MMR vaccine?
“ICAN’s attorneys obtained documents related to the widely reported May 2023 “outbreak” of measles in Maine. As it turns out, test results from the CDC confirmed that the measles case was “consistent with vaccine strain,” meaning there was no “outbreak” and, instead, it was the vaccine that caused the child’s rash.”
Measles “Outbreak” In Maine Was Vaccine-Induced All Along
Because that is what he gets paid to do!
Anti-Vaccine Propaganda About Vaccine Induced Measles
You’d think these kinds of misinformation shills would do a better job though.
After all, considering how much money they make, it shouldn’t be so easy to refute the propaganda they continuously put out.
In fact, we had put to rest the idea of vaccine induced measles long ago, when Bob Sears used to push the idea during the DisneyLand measles outbreak.
Remember?
Apparently, either Aaron Siri doesn’t remember either or he simply chose to ignore the many studies explaining why you might get a positive measles test after someone is vaccinated.
So what is going on with this measles case in Maine?
Apparently, in May 2023, a child in Maine who had recently been vaccinated tested positive for measles.
“Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory has notified Maine CDC of a positive PCR test for measles in a child. Because the child received a dose of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, the sample is being sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) for confirmation of wild-type measles versus vaccine measles strain. Out of an abundance of caution, Maine CDC is considering the child to be infectious.”
Measles Exposure in Maine
Now, since the MMR vaccine not infrequently causes vaccine recipients to develop a fever and/or rash, it is not unusual for them to sometimes be misdiagnosed as having measles. And that’s why further testing is done to see if it is a wild strain or vaccine strain of measles.
In this case, genotype testing was consistent with a vaccine strain.
But doesn’t that mean that the vaccine caused the child’s fever and rash?
It sure does!
“Decidedly absent from Maine’s announcement was the fact that the child got measles as a result of the vaccine. Maine and the CDC simply hid this fact from the public.”
Aaron Siri
It certainly doesn’t mean that Aaron Siri, through wasting the time of the staff at the CDC and Maine CDC and taxpayer money, has uncovered a case of vaccine induced measles!
“Rash illnesses have infectious and noninfectious causes, and approximately 5% of persons experience a rash 7–10 days after receipt of a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. MMR vaccine includes live attenuated measles virus, which is detectable by PCR tests. No evidence exists of person-to-person transmission of measles vaccine virus, and illness does not typically result among immunocompetent persons.”
Implications of Measles Inclusion by Commercial Syndromic Polymerase Chain Reaction Panels — United States, May 2022–April 2023
Remember, the MMR vaccine is a live virus vaccine.
After you are vaccinated, it would not be a surprise that you would test positive for the vaccine strain of measles!
In fact, it would be a surprise if you didn’t!
And again, if this wasn’t clear, the fever and rash was a mild side effect of being vaccinated. It doesn’t mean that the child had measles. Remember, the Maine CDC said that the child wasn’t infectious.
Why did they say that?
“Within 14 days after MMR-vaccination, a child can present with symptoms very similar to a wildtype measles virus infection. The low incidence of wildtype measles infection strongly suggests that these symptoms will likely be a reaction to vaccination. Elaborate diagnostic procedures may cause the parents a lot of stress and therefore offering reassurance to parents may be more appropriate.”
[Measles after MMR-vaccination]
Because he didn’t have measles!
Anti-Vaccine Propaganda about Measly Measles
Of course, in addition to blaming this one case of measles on the MMR vaccine and ignoring the hundreds of other measles outbreaks in the last few years, Aaron Siri also goes out of his way to try and convince you that measles isn’t that bad!
How does he do that?
“When you look statistically, leading up to 1963, there were about 1 in 500,000 Americans who died of measles every year.”
Aaron Siri
By being deceptive and using statistics to try and hide the simple fact that about 400 people, mostly children, used to die each and every year in the early 1960s.
So what’s next for Aaron Siri?
Is he going to start talking about shedding???
Mutant strains of measles causing outbreaks?
The leaky MMR vaccine?
When is Aaron Siri going to start talking about the Brady Bunch measles episode?
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Don’t believe what these kinds of anti-vaccine influencers say about measles.
Measles is a horrible disease.
Do more research if they have you convinced or you are on the fence about skipping or delaying getting your kids an MMR vaccine:
Fact Checking the Idea That Measles Was Never a Scary Disease
Did Pediatricians Ever Encourage Parents to Have Measles Parties?
Why Are We Having Measles Outbreaks If MMR Vaccination Rates Are Not Declining?
Myths About Warnings and Adverse Reactions in the MMR Package Inserts
And remember that when these folks put out a new article or press release, it’s just more misinformation.
More misinformation about vaccines that we have likely refuted a thousand times already!
References
Measles “Outbreak” In Maine Was Vaccine-Induced All Along. https://icandecide.org/press-release/measles-outbreak-in-maine-was-vaccine-induced-all-along/
Maine CDC Identifies Positive Measles Test Result. https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-identifies-positive-measles-test-result-fri-05052023-1200
Measles Exposure in Maine. https://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=10944005&an=1
Thomas CM, Hartley A, Schmitz A, et al. Implications of Measles Inclusion by Commercial Syndromic Polymerase Chain Reaction Panels — United States, May 2022–April 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:260–264. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7312a3.
van Grootveld R, Klitsie LM, van der Kaay DCM, Vossen ACTM, Dijkmans AC. ‘De mazelen’ na bmr-vaccinatie [Measles after MMR-vaccination]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2017;161:D1177. Dutch. PMID: 28421976.