Two babies in Israel contracted a rare strain of bacterial meningitis in the past two weeks after the parents neglected to have them vaccinated.
The babies were infected with the Haemophilus influenza b bacteria, which once was one of the most common causes of meningitis in Israel but has become extremely rare since babies began to be routinely vaccinated for it in the 1990s.
The father of one of the sick babies told Channel 12 News: “We didn’t vaccinate our 8-month old twins because I was exposed to information that opposed vaccines. Now I’m sorry I didn’t vaccinate her. It wouldn’t have happened if she had been vaccinated.”
The father said that his baby developed a fever and they were given antibiotics by the doctor for an ear infection but the fever didn’t abate. When she started vomiting one night, they took her to the emergency room at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. The baby almost died that night and the hospital psychologist began to prepare the parents for the worst-case scenario. Fortunately, the baby began to stabilize and eventually recovered completely.
Another baby, a 7-month-old from Bnei Brak, was hospitalized in Schneider Medical Center in Petach Tikvah in serious condition a few days ago after contracting meningitis and unfortunately has already suffered permanent damage.
The baby’s parents said they were afraid to go to a medical clinic during the coronavirus crisis and that’s why they didn’t have him vaccinated. Sadly, the baby has suffered irreversible brain damage as well as permanent damage to his hearing. He is still hospitalized in the PICU and is receiving prolonged IV antibiotic treatment.
“This is a dangerous time for those who oppose vaccines who in the past have always benefitted from herd immunity,” Prof. Avi Bilvaski of Schneider Hosptial said. “Now that even parents who normally vaccinate their children are refraining from doing so, there are dangerous bacteria and viruses that have returned and unvaccinated children can catch them.”
“We are aware of parents’ fears of visiting clinics at this time but we’re calling on them to take care of their children and to make sure that their routine immunizations are given in a timely manner,” Prof. Bilvaski asserted. “Moreover, while the coronavirus hasn’t directly harmed many children, this is testimony to the indirect damage caused by fear of the coronavirus.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Many people die from vaccines every year. It just doesn’t make the news. See the VAERS data (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) here: vaers.hhs.gov/data.html
Let’s see if the Yeshiva World News actually posts my comment, or only ones that agree with them.
To 613shmuel…Go crawl back into your cave.
So therefore what?
From the government’s data an individual has an infinitesimal chance of being seriously harmed by vaccines. The total number of “events” is about 19,000 compared to the total number of doses, about 3.1 BILLION, which comes out to 0.000002%. The government awarded compensation in roughly 6,000 of those cases.
Nobody ever claimed vaccines were foolproof; just that we’re collectively better off using them.
613shmuel
You are a twisted sick individual that needs vaccination against stupidity. HOW DARE YOU mock doctors, professors, scientists, and especially these poor parents who were subjected to your twisted way of thinking.
One word sums you up – NEBECH.
This a major problem with the COVID hysteria…not only are there ppl committing suicide, familial abuse etc, but ppl are avoiding getting necessary treatment.
With respect to vaccines, a lot of ‘adverse events” are under reported. This is from the CDC’s own website:
“Underreporting” is one of the main limitations of passive surveillance systems, including VAERS. The term, underreporting refers to the fact that VAERS receives reports for only a small fraction of actual adverse events.”
And MILLIONS die of illnesses due to being unvaccinated (in third world countries) every year. It just doesn’t make the news.
Hundreds of millions have died of preventable diseases in the centuries before vaccines were discovered.
613, you have no idea what you’re talking about. VAERS is not data, it’s anecdotes and rumors and speculation. Junk. NONE of the reports in VAERS are verified in any way. Anyone can report anything and it goes in.
Why should they – you`re an idiot and a rotzeiach!
Anti-vaxxer propagandists are רודפים and should be treated as such.
You hint that you disagree with the majority of people about vaccines by saying “Let’s see if the Yeshiva World News actually posts my comment, or only ones that agree with them”.
If you would not write that it would seem that you have no agenda, you are just sharing information, by writing that you make it obvious that you have an agenda and that you feel VAERS backs that agenda.
So first of all let’s rejoice that your comment was posted, it is a celebration of free speech.
Then lets quote this from the FAQ of VARES: “VAERS is not designed to detect if a vaccine caused an adverse event, but it can identify unusual or unexpected patterns of reporting that might indicate possible safety problems requiring a closer look.”
And another quote: “A report to VAERS generally does not prove that the identified vaccine(s) caused the adverse event described. It only confirms that the reported event occurred sometime after vaccine was given. No proof that the event was caused by the vaccine is required in order for VAERS to accept the report. VAERS accepts all reports without judging whether the event was caused by the vaccine.”
I am totally not taking a side in the vaccination argument just like I do not take any side in the “flat earth arguments” I am just making clear what the source you are quoting says about itself.
And one more thing we can examine: people always say “those who are anti-vaxxers also believe that Bush did 9/11” and all those kind of things.
Is the fact that you were afraid that YWN will not post your comment (although they post all kinds of racism) show that you kind of believe that the news agencies and the media want to hide “the truth” and “the facts”?
613shmuel is trying to pull a fast one.
The very site he references includes the following caveats:
“Vaccine providers are encouraged to report any clinically significant health problem following vaccination to VAERS, whether or not they believe the vaccine was the cause.”
“Reports may include incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental and unverified information.”
“The number of reports alone cannot be interpreted or used to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, frequency, or rates of problems associated with vaccines.”
“VAERS data is limited to vaccine adverse event reports received between 1990 and the most recent date for which data are available.”
“VAERS data do not represent all known safety information for a vaccine and should be interpreted in the context of other scientific information.”
So you can’t prove anything from those data.
In any case, the total number of deaths in the database is 2,624 over a thirty year period. In a typical year we lose tens of thousands to influenza alone, in part because people refuse to vaccinate. Prior to vaccines, hundreds died from measles every year. Prior to vaccines, thousands died from polio and tens of thousands suffered permanent paralysis. Millions died from smallpox, and fortunately we were able to eradicate it before the anti-vaxxers appeared. We could do the same to polio and measles but for the anti-vaxxers.
This isn’t about agreement. This is about facts. Facts don’t about your opinions.
613shmuel, ask your doctor. your reliance on data is questionable at best. all pediatricians know the risks. see below
Key considerations and limitations of VAERS data:
Vaccine providers are encouraged to report any clinically significant health problem following vaccination to VAERS, whether or not they believe the vaccine was the cause.
Reports may include incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental and unverified information.
The number of reports alone cannot be interpreted or used to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, frequency, or rates of problems associated with vaccines.
VAERS data is limited to vaccine adverse event reports received between 1990 and the most recent date for which data are available.
VAERS data do not represent all known safety information for a vaccine and should be interpreted in the context of other scientific information.