Did you know that by 1968, when the measles vaccine became national in England, deaths from measles were down 99.8%?
— Roman Bystrianyk (@RBystrianyk) July 8, 2024
Did you know that by 1957, when the whooping cough vaccine became national in England, deaths from whooping cough were down 99.7%?
Seems Gordon T. Stewart was… pic.twitter.com/woYzFP2T2E
Did you know that by 1968, when the measles vaccine became national in England, deaths from measles were down 99.8%?
Did you know that by 1957, when the whooping cough vaccine became national in England, deaths from whooping cough were down 99.7%? Seems Gordon T. Stewart was right.In the United Kingdom and in many other countries, whooping cough (and measles) are no longer important causes of death or severe illness except in a small minority of infants who are usually otherwise disadvantaged. In these circumstances, I cannot see how it is justifiable to promote mass vaccination of children everywhere against generally mild diseases, which confer lasting immunity, and which most children escape or overcome easily without being vaccinated. ― Gordon T. Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, 1981 Gordon T. Stewart, “Whooping Cough in Relation to Other Childhood Infections in 1977–9 in the United Kingdom,” Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 35, 1981, p. 145.
