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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

A mother whose child died aged six from a brain inflammation caused by measles hopes sharing her story will encourage parents to "vaccinate more".

It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned of measles outbreaks in parts of London.

Gemma Larkman-Jones wants more parents to consider having their children vaccinated sooner.

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Prof Dame Jenny Harries, UKHSA chief executive, warned that measles is spreading among unvaccinated communities, and added that a "national call to action" is needed across the country.

Vaccination rates across the UK have been dropping, but there are particular concerns in parts of the capital as well as in some areas of the West Midlands.

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[-] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 6 points 11 months ago

…she said he had been put on a delayed vaccination programme.

I’m not familiar with this. Can any English readers enlighten me? Why was it delayed?

[-] jaschen@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

Means fuck around and found out.

[-] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 4 points 11 months ago

The way it’s written implies the kid was placed in some sort of DHS “program” (?) maybe a scheduling thing (?), not that the mother was an anti-vax idiot, although it’s entirely possible she was. Either way the poor kid died of a preventable disease. Terrible.

[-] Rukmer@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Usually it means the parents opted for this. Not that anyone deserved this, I'm just clarifying what it likely means.

[-] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

The 'soft' antivax stance is getting vaccinated for more than one thing at a time it too hard on young bodies.

It's bullshit on the spectrum of antivax.

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/delaying-skipping-and-altering-vaccine-schedules-addressing-selective-vaccination

It actually has some interesting history as this was the claim of Andrew Wakefield, one of the guys who threw gas on the antivax fire linking MMR to autism (he had a patent on a Measles vaccine, separate from the MMR). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_MMR_autism_fraud

[-] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 3 points 11 months ago

So it does sound like something she chose because…autism or whatever else these types pull out of their ass. It’s heartbreaking for those kids

[-] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

At least she is facing reality and trying to warn others. It seems to me to be more common to double down and blame any other cockamamie idea rather than accept that she made the wrong choice.

[-] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, absolutely. But it’s still total garbage that the revelation comes only after her poor son is effected personally. People need to realise and care their shit takes have devastating real world consequences not only for themselves but others around them.

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