RE: Indiana whooping cough cases skyrocket

[Guest guest]

Meryl, I just don't see the part about Vigo Co.

having a low rate of vaccination. Is it in another article?

Thanks,

Christie

At 12:23 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:

>

>

>This story is about how there has been a very

>big increase in whooping cough and that one

>county in particular - Vigo - has a low rate of

>vaccination. But note the paragraph, hidden away

>in the body of this article - stating that there

>have been NO cases of whooping cough reported in

>Vigo county so far. Interesting, don't you think?

>

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>September 22, 2010

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>whooping cough cases skyrocket

>

>

>

>

>

>Rate of Vigo residents lacking immunization among state’s highest

>

>

>

>Maureen Hayden<http://tribstar.com/>CNHI

>

>INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say

>Indiana is on track for the highest number of

>pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a

>national trend in the escalation of the highly

>contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough.

>

>Health experts say the rise in reported cases

>may be due in part to better diagnostic testing.

>But they also point to the number of children

>who may not have been vaccinated against the

>disease, as well as the number of teenagers and

>adults who’ve failed to get the booster shots

>designed to keep their immunity from waning.

>

>“Infants are the most vulnerable and they can

>die from the disease,” said Dr.

>Christenson, director of pediatric infectious

>disease at Riley Hospital for Children in

>Indianapolis. “But teenagers and adults serve as

>the vectors for the disease, transmitting it to infants who have no immunity.”

>

>As of mid-September, the number of whooping

>cough cases reported to the Indiana State

>Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390,

>close to the total number for 2009.

>

>In Vigo County, the state says there have been

>no reported cases of whooping cough so far this

>year. Less than five cases total were reported

>in 2008 and 2009, said Bland, Vigo County Health Department spokeswoman.

>

>Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana

>State Department of Health said health experts

>are fighting the misconception that whooping cough had been nearly eradicated.

>

>“People think it went away with polio and measles,” Cierzniewski said.

>

>It came close, according to the Centers for

>Disease Control and Prevention. Before the first

>pertussis vaccine was introduced in the 1940s,

>whooping cough infected more than 160,000

>Americans a year and killed about 5,000.

>

>By 1976, the number of cases nationwide had

>dropped to 1,010 a year, because of what experts

>say was the widespread use of the vaccine. But

>the numbers have increased tenfold since. In

>California alone, there have been more than

>4,000 cases reported this year, including nine

>infants who’ve died – most of them after being misdiagnosed initially.

>

>California public health officials cite concerns

>similar to those voiced by Indiana public health

>officials, including difficulty in tracking who’s been immunized.

>

>Indiana has a state law that requires students

>starting school to provide proof that they are

>up-to-date on their immunizations for whooping

>cough, as well as for polio, diphtheria,

>tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B

>and chickenpox (or show evidence they’ve had chickenpox).

>

>A new state law also requires vaccinations

>against meningitis, a second chickenpox shot and

>an updated shot inoculating children against

>whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.

>Exemptions are granted only for religious or medical reasons.

>

>But during the 2009-10 school year, there were

>some counties in Indiana where more than 20

>percent of kindergarten students had no records

>of their immunizations, according to the state health department.

>

>“It’s a state law, but it’s really up to the

>school districts to enforce it,” Cierzniewski

>said. “There are some schools that have so many

>students without immunization records that if

>they enforced the law, they wouldn’t be able to

>have school – there wouldn’t enough students to attend.”

>

>That’s a scenario for trouble, warned

>Christenson. “A lot of epidemics start when

>someone with the disease comes into a community

>with an under-immunized population.”

>

>

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It's in the subtitle about it being the county with the lowest vaccination rate in the state

Vaccinations From: cwaldman@...Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:16:02 -0400Subject: Re: Indiana whooping cough cases skyrocket

Meryl, I just don't see the part about Vigo Co. having a low rate of vaccination. Is it in another article?Thanks,ChristieAt 12:23 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:>>>This story is about how there has been a very >big increase in whooping cough and that one >county in particular - Vigo - has a low rate of >vaccination. But note the paragraph, hidden away >in the body of this article - stating that there >have been NO cases of whooping cough reported in >Vigo county so far. Interesting, don't you think?>><http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket>http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket>>September 22, 2010>><http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket>Indiana >whooping cough cases skyrocket>>>>>>Rate of Vigo residents lacking immunization among state’s highest>>>>Maureen Hayden<http://tribstar.com/>CNHI>>INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say >Indiana is on track for the highest number of >pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a >national trend in the escalation of the highly >contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough.>>Health experts say the rise in reported cases >may be due in part to better diagnostic testing. >But they also point to the number of children >who may not have been vaccinated against the >disease, as well as the number of teenagers and >adults who’ve failed to get the booster shots >designed to keep their immunity from waning.>>“Infants are the most vulnerable and they can >die from the disease,” said Dr. >Christenson, director of pediatric infectious >disease at Riley Hospital for Children in >Indianapolis. “But teenagers and adults serve as >the vectors for the disease, transmitting it to infants who have no immunity.”>>As of mid-September, the number of whooping >cough cases reported to the Indiana State >Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390, >close to the total number for 2009.>>In Vigo County, the state says there have been >no reported cases of whooping cough so far this >year. Less than five cases total were reported >in 2008 and 2009, said Bland, Vigo County Health Department spokeswoman.>>Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana >State Department of Health said health experts >are fighting the misconception that whooping cough had been nearly eradicated.>>“People think it went away with polio and measles,” Cierzniewski said.>>It came close, according to the Centers for >Disease Control and Prevention. Before the first >pertussis vaccine was introduced in the 1940s, >whooping cough infected more than 160,000 >Americans a year and killed about 5,000.>>By 1976, the number of cases nationwide had >dropped to 1,010 a year, because of what experts >say was the widespread use of the vaccine. But >the numbers have increased tenfold since. In >California alone, there have been more than >4,000 cases reported this year, including nine >infants who’ve died – most of them after being misdiagnosed initially.>>California public health officials cite concerns >similar to those voiced by Indiana public health >officials, including difficulty in tracking who’s been immunized.>>Indiana has a state law that requires students >starting school to provide proof that they are >up-to-date on their immunizations for whooping >cough, as well as for polio, diphtheria, >tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B >and chickenpox (or show evidence they’ve had chickenpox).>>A new state law also requires vaccinations >against meningitis, a second chickenpox shot and >an updated shot inoculating children against >whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. >Exemptions are granted only for religious or medical reasons.>>But during the 2009-10 school year, there were >some counties in Indiana where more than 20 >percent of kindergarten students had no records >of their immunizations, according to the state health department.>>“It’s a state law, but it’s really up to the >school districts to enforce it,” Cierzniewski >said. “There are some schools that have so many >students without immunization records that if >they enforced the law, they wouldn’t be able to >have school – there wouldn’t enough students to attend.”>>That’s a scenario for trouble, warned >Christenson. “A lot of epidemics start when >someone with the disease comes into a community >with an under-immunized population.”>>>No virus found in this incoming message.>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com>Version: 9.0.856 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3154 >- Release Date: 09/23/10 02:34:00

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What a misleading subtitle! GRRRRR!

Thanks and sorry,

Christie

At 03:51 PM 9/23/2010, Briski wrote:

>

>

>It's in the subtitle about it being the county

>with the lowest vaccination rate in the state

>

>

>----------

>Vaccinations

>From: cwaldman@...

>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:16:02 -0400

>Subject: Re: Indiana whooping cough cases skyrocket

>

>

>Meryl, I just don't see the part about Vigo Co.

>having a low rate of vaccination. Is it in another article?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Christie

>

>At 12:23 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:

> >

> >

> >This story is about how there has been a very

> >big increase in whooping cough and that one

> >county in particular - Vigo - has a low rate of

> >vaccination. But note the paragraph, hidden away

> >in the body of this article - stating that there

> >have been NO cases of whooping cough reported in

> >Vigo county so far. Interesting, don't you think?

> >

> ><<http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-w

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> >whooping cough cases skyrocket

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Rate of Vigo residents lacking immunization among state’s highest

> >

> >

> >

> >Maureen Hayden<<http://tribstar.com/>http://tribstar.com/>CNHI

> >

> >INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say

> >Indiana is on track for the highest number of

> >pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a

> >national trend in the escalation of the highly

> >contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough.

> >

> >Health experts say the rise in reported cases

> >may be due in part to better diagnostic testing.

> >But they also point to the number of children

> >who may not have been vaccinated against the

> >disease, as well as the number of teenagers and

> >adults who’ve failed to get the booster shots

> >designed to keep their immunity from waning.

> >

> >“Infants are the most vulnerable and they can

> >die from the disease,” said Dr.

> >Christenson, director of pediatric infectious

> >disease at Riley Hospital for Children in

> >Indianapolis. “But teenagers and adults serve as

> >the vectors for the disease, transmitting it

> to infants who have no immunity.”

> >

> >As of mid-September, the number of whooping

> >cough cases reported to the Indiana State

> >Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390,

> >close to the total number for 2009.

> >

> >In Vigo County, the state says there have been

> >no reported cases of whooping cough so far this

> >year. Less than five cases total were reported

> >in 2008 and 2009, said Bland, Vigo

> County Health Department spokeswoman.

> >

> >Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana

> >State Department of Health said health experts

> >are fighting the misconception that whooping

> cough had been nearly eradicated.

> >

> >“People think it went away with polio and measles,” Cierzniewski said.

> >

> >It came close, according to the Centers for

> >Disease Control and Prevention. Before the first

> >pertussis vaccine was introduced in the 1940s,

> >whooping cough infected more than 160,000

> >Americans a year and killed about 5,000.

> >

> >By 1976, the number of cases nationwide had

> >dropped to 1,010 a year, because of what experts

> >say was the widespread use of the vaccine. But

> >the numbers have increased tenfold since. In

> >California alone, there have been more than

> >4,000 cases reported this year, including nine

> >infants who’ve died – most of them after being misdiagnosed initially.

> >

> >California public health officials cite concerns

> >similar to those voiced by Indiana public health

> >officials, including difficulty in tracking who’s been immunized.

> >

> >Indiana has a state law that requires students

> >starting school to provide proof that they are

> >up-to-date on their immunizations for whooping

> >cough, as well as for polio, diphtheria,

> >tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B

> >and chickenpox (or show evidence they’ve had chickenpox).

> >

> >A new state law also requires vaccinations

> >against meningitis, a second chickenpox shot and

> >an updated shot inoculating children against

> >whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.

> >Exemptions are granted only for religious or medical reasons.

> >

> >But during the 2009-10 school year, there were

> >some counties in Indiana where more than 20

> >percent of kindergarten students had no records

> >of their immunizations, according to the state health department.

> >

> >“It’s a state law, but it’s really up to the

> >school districts to enforce it,” Cierzniewski

> >said. “There are some schools that have so many

> >students without immunization records that if

> >they enforced the law, they wouldn’t be able to

> >have school – there wouldn’t enough students to attend.”

> >

> >That’s a scenario for trouble, warned

> >Christenson. “A lot of epidemics start when

> >someone with the disease comes into a community

> >with an under-immunized population.”

> >

> >

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Hi ,It was in the HTML - this list must have stripped the words (or perhaps it was in there as an image)? Click on the link to go to the actual article and you will see it - it is the large type teaser before the article.Thanks,MerylOn 24/09/2010, at 4:16 AM, Waldman wrote:

Meryl, I just don't see the part about Vigo Co.

having a low rate of vaccination. Is it in another article?

Thanks,

Christie

At 12:23 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:

>

>

>This story is about how there has been a very

>big increase in whooping cough and that one

>county in particular - Vigo - has a low rate of

>vaccination. But note the paragraph, hidden away

>in the body of this article - stating that there

>have been NO cases of whooping cough reported in

>Vigo county so far. Interesting, don't you think?

>

><http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket>http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket

>

>September 22, 2010

>

><http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-whooping-cough-cases-skyrocket>Indiana

>whooping cough cases skyrocket

>

>

>

>

>

>Rate of Vigo residents lacking immunization among state’s highest

>

>

>

>Maureen Hayden<http://tribstar.com/>CNHI

>

>INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say

>Indiana is on track for the highest number of

>pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a

>national trend in the escalation of the highly

>contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough.

>

>Health experts say the rise in reported cases

>may be due in part to better diagnostic testing.

>But they also point to the number of children

>who may not have been vaccinated against the

>disease, as well as the number of teenagers and

>adults who’ve failed to get the booster shots

>designed to keep their immunity from waning.

>

>“Infants are the most vulnerable and they can

>die from the disease,” said Dr.

>Christenson, director of pediatric infectious

>disease at Riley Hospital for Children in

>Indianapolis. “But teenagers and adults serve as

>the vectors for the disease, transmitting it to infants who have no immunity.”

>

>As of mid-September, the number of whooping

>cough cases reported to the Indiana State

>Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390,

>close to the total number for 2009.

>

>In Vigo County, the state says there have been

>no reported cases of whooping cough so far this

>year. Less than five cases total were reported

>in 2008 and 2009, said Bland, Vigo County Health Department spokeswoman.

>

>Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana

>State Department of Health said health experts

>are fighting the misconception that whooping cough had been nearly eradicated.

>

>“People think it went away with polio and measles,” Cierzniewski said.

>

>It came close, according to the Centers for

>Disease Control and Prevention. Before the first

>pertussis vaccine was introduced in the 1940s,

>whooping cough infected more than 160,000

>Americans a year and killed about 5,000.

>

>By 1976, the number of cases nationwide had

>dropped to 1,010 a year, because of what experts

>say was the widespread use of the vaccine. But

>the numbers have increased tenfold since. In

>California alone, there have been more than

>4,000 cases reported this year, including nine

>infants who’ve died – most of them after being misdiagnosed initially.

>

>California public health officials cite concerns

>similar to those voiced by Indiana public health

>officials, including difficulty in tracking who’s been immunized.

>

>Indiana has a state law that requires students

>starting school to provide proof that they are

>up-to-date on their immunizations for whooping

>cough, as well as for polio, diphtheria,

>tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B

>and chickenpox (or show evidence they’ve had chickenpox).

>

>A new state law also requires vaccinations

>against meningitis, a second chickenpox shot and

>an updated shot inoculating children against

>whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.

>Exemptions are granted only for religious or medical reasons.

>

>But during the 2009-10 school year, there were

>some counties in Indiana where more than 20

>percent of kindergarten students had no records

>of their immunizations, according to the state health department.

>

>“It’s a state law, but it’s really up to the

>school districts to enforce it,” Cierzniewski

>said. “There are some schools that have so many

>students without immunization records that if

>they enforced the law, they wouldn’t be able to

>have school – there wouldn’t enough students to attend.”

>

>That’s a scenario for trouble, warned

>Christenson. “A lot of epidemics start when

>someone with the disease comes into a community

>with an under-immunized population.”

>

>

>No virus found in this incoming message.

>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

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>- Release Date: 09/23/10 02:34:00

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Hidden in plain sight! Makes me so mad at

them. Thanks for your comments, Meryl, and for all your good work.

Christie

At 05:15 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:

>

>

>Hi ,

>

>It was in the HTML - this list must have

>stripped the words (or perhaps it was in there

>as an image)? Click on the link to go to the

>actual article and you will see it - it is the

>large type teaser before the article.

>

>Thanks,

>Meryl

>

>

>On 24/09/2010, at 4:16 AM, Waldman wrote:

>

>>

>>

>>Meryl, I just don't see the part about Vigo Co.

>>having a low rate of vaccination. Is it in another article?

>>

>>Thanks,

>>

>>Christie

>>

>>At 12:23 PM 9/23/2010, you wrote:

>> >

>> >

>> >This story is about how there has been a very

>> >big increase in whooping cough and that one

>> >county in particular - Vigo - has a low rate of

>> >vaccination. But note the paragraph, hidden away

>> >in the body of this article - stating that there

>> >have been NO cases of whooping cough reported in

>> >Vigo county so far. Interesting, don't you think?

>> >

>> ><<http://tribstar.com/news/x535466836/Indiana-

>>

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>> >September 22, 2010

>> >

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>> >whooping cough cases skyrocket

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >Rate of Vigo residents lacking immunization among state’s highest

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >Maureen Hayden<<http://tribstar.com/>http://tribstar.com/>CNHI

>> >

>> >INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials say

>> >Indiana is on track for the highest number of

>> >pertussis infections since 1986, mirroring a

>> >national trend in the escalation of the highly

>> >contagious respiratory disease better known as whooping cough.

>> >

>> >Health experts say the rise in reported cases

>> >may be due in part to better diagnostic testing.

>> >But they also point to the number of children

>> >who may not have been vaccinated against the

>> >disease, as well as the number of teenagers and

>> >adults who’ve failed to get the booster shots

>> >designed to keep their immunity from waning.

>> >

>> >“Infants are the most vulnerable and they can

>> >die from the disease,” said Dr.

>> >Christenson, director of pediatric infectious

>> >disease at Riley Hospital for Children in

>> >Indianapolis. “But teenagers and adults serve as

>> >the vectors for the disease, transmitting it

>> to infants who have no immunity.”

>> >

>> >As of mid-September, the number of whooping

>> >cough cases reported to the Indiana State

>> >Department of Health for 2010 had surpassed 390,

>> >close to the total number for 2009.

>> >

>> >In Vigo County, the state says there have been

>> >no reported cases of whooping cough so far this

>> >year. Less than five cases total were reported

>> >in 2008 and 2009, said Bland, Vigo

>> County Health Department spokeswoman.

>> >

>> >Epidemiologist Angie Cierzniewski of the Indiana

>> >State Department of Health said health experts

>> >are fighting the misconception that whooping

>> cough had been nearly eradicated.

>> >

>> >“People think it went away with polio and measles,” Cierzniewski said.

>> >

>> >It came close, according to the Centers for

>> >Disease Control and Prevention. Before the first

>> >pertussis vaccine was introduced in the 1940s,

>> >whooping cough infected more than 160,000

>> >Americans a year and killed about 5,000.

>> >

>> >By 1976, the number of cases nationwide had

>> >dropped to 1,010 a year, because of what experts

>> >say was the widespread use of the vaccine. But

>> >the numbers have increased tenfold since. In

>> >California alone, there have been more than

>> >4,000 cases reported this year, including nine

>> >infants who’ve died – most of them after being misdiagnosed initially.

>> >

>> >California public health officials cite concerns

>> >similar to those voiced by Indiana public health

>> >officials, including difficulty in tracking who’s been immunized.

>> >

>> >Indiana has a state law that requires students

>> >starting school to provide proof that they are

>> >up-to-date on their immunizations for whooping

>> >cough, as well as for polio, diphtheria,

>> >tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B

>> >and chickenpox (or show evidence they’ve had chickenpox).

>> >

>> >A new state law also requires vaccinations

>> >against meningitis, a second chickenpox shot and

>> >an updated shot inoculating children against

>> >whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus.

>> >Exemptions are granted only for religious or medical reasons.

>> >

>> >But during the 2009-10 school year, there were

>> >some counties in Indiana where more than 20

>> >percent of kindergarten students had no records

>> >of their immunizations, according to the state health department.

>> >

>> >“It’s a state law, but it’s really up to the

>> >school districts to enforce it,” Cierzniewski

>> >said. “There are some schools that have so many

>> >students without immunization records that if

>> >they enforced the law, they wouldn’t be able to

>> >have school – there wouldn’t enough students to attend.”

>> >

>> >That’s a scenario for trouble, warned

>> >Christenson. “A lot of epidemics start when

>> >someone with the disease comes into a community

>> >with an under-immunized population.”

>> >

>> >

>> >No virus found in this incoming message.

>> >Checked by AVG - <http://www.avg.com>www.avg.com

>> >Version: 9.0.856 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3154

>> >- Release Date: 09/23/10 02:34:00

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