How Measles Made a Comeback

[@Lttlemoi]

Living in a country where certain vaccines are *mandatory*, I simply cannot understand why some parents refuse to vaccinate their kids against very dangerous diseases. I would even go as far as to say that deliberately refusing certain vaccinations without any valid medical reason is _child neglect_. You always hear these parents claim that they would do anything to protect their children from harm. *_How is refusing such life saving vaccines "protecting from harm"_*

[@rjfaber1991]

The thing with measles is that it's not universally agreed upon that it needs to be vaccinated against. Since it can only kill very young children, and will render anybody who's had the disease immune to it for the rest of his life, there's quite a few countries that don't vaccinate against measles, sensibly so if you ask me. EDIT (11-01-2019): I need to add a few caveats to the above comment: 1) I'm _not anti-vaccine._ I know people like to divide the population into binary camps, and would put me into the anti-vaccine camp based on what I said in this comment, but that would be a gross oversimplification: Vaccines, including that against measles, absolutely work and I don't dispute that for a second, nor do I think that in a situation where infinite money is available, vaccinating against measles would be a bad idea; it would in fact be a great one. 2) Throughout life, you never stop learning, and while I'm still no expert on epidemiology, I do know a thing or two about _herd immunity_ now that I didn't three years ago; things that have changed my view on this issue slightly.

[@MasterAsra]

There was a lot of hysteria in certain circles that vaccinations increased the chances of a child becoming autistic. There still is.

[@Lttlemoi]

MasterAsra Don't people on the other side of the Atlantic know that autism is mostly genetic? I never heard that bullshit story until I saw some crazy American new-age know-it-all go-back-to-nature parents made that claim on television (and subsequently got ridiculed by the voice over).

[@MasterAsra]

Lttlemoi No. Most people don't know that autism is genetic. I'd wager most people just think it's random. Despite that, even in the state with the LEAST vaccinations, 80+% of the population is vaccinated. The new age crazy people say the incredibly small amount of mercury in vaccines somehow causes autism though. This is more common in some places than others.

[@emko333]

Robert Faber wow you are stupid, if it can save those kids lives you rather they just take the chance? fuck that i will give my kids the vaccine and let them live not like you fucking people who don't care for their children or other peoples kids who CAN'T take the vaccine for medical reasons.

[@Daruqe]

As someone with a crippling phobia of needles, VACCINATE YO DAMN KIDS.

[@controlequebrado4455]

I can relate so badly that it phisically hurts

[@finndahuman57]

Daruqe i was vaccinated and have to get a new one soon Although i guess going and working on a horse farm helps my immune system

[@KevinNormalManPerson]

same i have the fear of needles too BUT STILL WILL TAKE MY VACCINES GOD DAMN IT

[@newerbroom1013]

Damn... glad to know I'm not the only one

[@jrdelamancha9360]

As someone who cares for the precious lives of little babies and children," don't vaccinate until you fully understand what is in a vaccine and what reactions your child will have to the neurotoxins and carcinogens in the vaccines." !!!!!!!!!!!

[@strawbunny99]

You see here's the thing, I'm 18 and so I have the right to vaccinate myself. But my parents were paranoid with my little brother. He didn't get vaccinated AND HE GOT AUTISM ANYWAY. So what's the point of letting a kid suffer from the flu or worse each year? That's more inhumane than basically saying you wouldn't love your child if they got autism. You can't "catch" autism and can't become autistic because of a medical treatment

[@justbreathe3859]

I'm sure it has nothing to do with pesticides spraying on crops, aluminum in deodorant, aluminum in climate engineering spray or GMOs.

[@lucimaralves490]

@@justbreathe3859 LMFAOOO Thats not an argument, its just you being a nutjob

[@scoriaBlvd778]

Thats just sad, your moms a karen and is risking her sons life.

[@caotico0]

Fake

[@peacefulinvasion]

Dear mom, thanks for not being anti-vaccine.

[@jamesc9882]

Thanks for having common sense

[@itslilac5806]

I second that

[@garfield4154]

My mom is... I am still 11... Guess I am dying soon.

[@iamnadexey]

@@garfield4154 Oh man, I am so sorry.

[@andrewgarfield8246]

@@garfield4154 run away. and get vaccinated

[@raghuvarv]

"Our herd is being compromised" Indeed - by stupidity...

[@giantsr1eva]

Raghuvar Vasudev I think that you mean that vaccines are causing viruses to evolve. Evolution is a fact despite what the far right believes. Measles is making a comeback due to years of vaccination and has evolved.

[@alexisflory6496]

@@giantsr1eva viruses evolve anyways. They just do it faster when there are more hosts they can infect. The point of vaccination is to reduce available hosts and the amount of people who get ill or die. A vaccine does not cause evolution, it just gives pressures that makes some variants more common than others. They evolve ANYWAYS. Viruses have an extremely unstable form or replication, so the mutate and evolve a lot faster than other pathogens or animals. Again they will evolve and change no matter what and the effect that vaccines have is reducing how often a new variant can exist.

[@giantsr1eva]

@@alexisflory6496 Then wouldn’t the virus evolve into something that would beat the vaccine? If a virus will evolve anyway, shouldn’t we be using our immune system to kill these germs? It’s why we have an immune system.

[@alexisflory6496]

@@giantsr1eva the vaccine trains the immune system so it has less cancer to evolve. Mutations and evolution is random, sometimes the change makes it more able to survive, other times less. Either way getting vaccinated lessens the chance it will evolve a way to get around it, since it has less chances to reproduce and mutate. Shouldn't we arm our immune systems so that they can do their job in the most effective way possible? Teach them to recognize germs before they get exposed to the real thing? Teach them to fight the germs so that they already know what to do?that's the purpose of a vaccine. It's basically a self defense class for your immune system so that it already knows what to do when we get exposed to an illness.

[@quarkrs5111]

'Murica, the land where you're 'free' enough to think that science is an option.

[@avi8aviate]

I know. I'm from America, and now I know how incredibly stupid millions of people are here. Oh, and as if this isn't enough, now there are people who believe the Earth is flat!

[@amaz3624]

I think it's a very select few who think this stupidly. I fear the fad is on the rise though among millennial parents...

[@insertobject4002]

Only in murica

[@_wolf_8558]

I’ve never understood anti-vaxxers, hell, I’m 13 and know more about vaccines than these anti-vaxxers

[@lebluescout154]

Bananas for LOL HK actually there is anti vaxxers in Europe

[@alesahughson756]

I think that any parent who refuses to vaccinate their child should be charged with child endangerment.

[@alesahughson756]

You need to do research about the diseases that the vaccines prevent and the harm said diseases cause since you would rather have a dead child than a learning disabled one.

[@jbooks888]

Alesa Hughson Measles is a non fatal disease > you idiot!

[@alesahughson756]

Actually, it can very well kill you. Even if the mortality rate is not what it was back in the day, the MMR is not the only vaccine you get as a kid. Have you looked up mortality rates for smallpox or polio?

[@jbooks888]

Alesa Hughson Can you in any way justify a HepB vaccine for newborn babies? CAN YOU do that and tell me the vaccine industry is not corrupt and all about money? Do you know how much vaccines mean to big pharma? DO YOU? Better you shut your ignorant trap.

[@alesahughson756]

Babies probably don't need to get the HepB vaccine right away. It's fairly new, and I didn't get mine until a couple months ago. You probably don't need to worry too much about HepB until you get to a sexually active age, or if you are around blood, but you did just change the subject. Polio, smallpox, diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, tetanus, etc can and will kill a newborn child if they are exposed to the virus. Just because you don't see these diseases in the US does not mean that foreign visitors won't carry them here. You keep calling me ignorant, but you don't even realize what good vaccines have done for everyone. I am more afraid of my child choking to death on her own snot after contracting pertussis than I am of having a "special" child.

[@vamp6767]

It's 2019 and this is more relevant than ever. So sad.

[@bemusedbandersnatch2069]

I'm from the future year of 2021 and I have some bad news for you...

[@AdaptiveReasoning]

38 people thumbsed this down. YOU ARE THE REASON PEOPLE ARE GETTING MEASLES.

[@flips3831]

NO ANTI VAXXERS ARE DESTROYING KIDS WITH TORTURE AND NOBODY CANT STOP THAT SO SOME KIDS GONNA DIE FROM THERE ANTI VAXXERS DAD AND MOM

[@Starrlet]

Not vaccinating your children is just the longer version of abortion

[@fruity3693]

Pro choice

[@ashimochi]

A longer (and most painful) version of abortion

[@edgyanole9705]

Not quite most people who are not vaccinated live it's just safer to take a vaccine just incase an outbreak happens

[@carriemaxwell4695]

I live in the Bible Belt of the US and lots of people here think "God" will save them, not science. I have a one year old, she is up to date in all her shots. We are practically first in line at the doc office and they are quite impressed with our records. I will not risk my child's life when I know there is something I can do to stop it. I just shake my head and walk away when someone starts going off in that tangent. Otherwise I'm gonna be knocking skulls around.

[@Scikid99]

The thing I wish I could tell them is "What if God caused the vaccine to exist just to save you?"

[@MrLeoAtrox]

***** It is said that we, mankind, are the hands of God. It seems odd then to refuse to help ourselves--metaphorically cutting off the hands of God--and waiting for the God with no hands to reach out and save us. (ETA: I mean, He already did and we cut Him off.)

[@jr637-1]

Every time I hear someone say this or see this topic come up in a Law & Order episode, I just want to scream "WHY DO YOU THINK GOD CREATED DOCTORS!" I'm religious, (Obviously) and I'm vaccinated against basically everything they have vaccines for. The only shots I get at the doctor's office now are my chickenpox and tetanus boosters. The only vaccine I avoid getting is the flu shot, because I've always had an above-average immune system. And I really hate needles.

[@MuadDib1402]

Here's an interesting story: A man lived by a river, and he woke up one morning to his radio saying that there was going to be a flood, and residents should evacuate. He said that he would stay, and God would save him. As the waters began to rise, he prayed to God for deliverance, when someone in a rowboat comes by, and calls out that the resident should get in, but the man refuses, explaining that he is a pious man, and God will save him. The waters continue to rise, and he prays even more on his roof. A helicopter flies overhead, and a crew-member calls out, "stay right there, I'll throw you a rope" but the man refuses, because he is a pious man, and God will save him. He drowns.

[@Darticus42]

Leo Atrox God (or any other given beneficent deity/force chosen to believe in) does work though humanity, and vaccination is one of these good things. Science is very powerful; it has improved the lives of billions of people, and comparatively has hurt very little. Science is capable of providing humanity with many of our needs and wants. I guess my point is that science is not to be ignored or seen as "inferior" to religion, because all in all the ability to perform goodwill for many people is enhanced by science.

[@passedhighschoolphysics6010]

Department of Heath in San Diego County not too long ago quartered several families homes for 3 weeks because or a measles outbreak and the children living in the home had not been vaccinated by there parents. Measles in older adults is painful and deadly. One is a fool for not getting vaccinated for measles if you have ever seen how painful measles is in an older adult.

[@777SilverPhoenix777]

i think you mean quarantined not quartered... they didn't drag them into the street to dismember them lol.

[@passedhighschoolphysics6010]

777SilverPhoenix777 Silly auto-correct. Yup you are right.

[@luisgonzalez5482]

777SilverPhoenix777 They might as well have, just their parents. No kid has to deal with sicknesses because their parents were negligent enough to deny them a preventative measure.

[@avi8aviate]

They're fools even if they *_haven't_* seen how painful it is in an older adult!

[@overlord8880]

In my book, harmful inaction is as criminal as harmful action if the result harm is equal, especially when the actor has a responsibility towards the victim.

[@gino14]

+TheBookWorm1718 Doing an action that deals an amount of harm to a person is criminal. Ergo, doing an inaction that deals just as much harm to said person is therefore just as criminal.

[@Roxor128]

There's a very simple solution to the problem: Make it free and mandatory. If there is no medical reason you can't have it, then you must have it. No exceptions. As for punishments for refusal, I think a fine equal to five years of the offender's income should suffice. In the case of parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids, add the removal of their children and a lifetime ban on contact with children.

[@avi8aviate]

Maybe a little TOO harsh. Only a ban on contact with children until they finally (and truthfully) agree.

[@Crazylegoman3791]

Kirby I agree with both of you.

[@balivivek1014]

I agree

[@sonjasmith3414]

@@balivivek1014 What happened to freedom of choice?

[@sonjasmith3414]

A free country means just that, freedom of choice.

[@linasayshush]

And it's not just measles. The virus for polio was found in sewers. The viruses still exist, the only reason we haven't seen cases is because of vaccines.

[@emexdizzy]

Actually for better and for worse the polio vaccine was so effective that now the only cases of polio in the US today are caused by the vaccine itself. Which is far less than used to occur but I was watching an interesting PBS documentary a year or two ago where the doctors interviewed were discussing this and I believe, if I remember correctly, they were advocating for a switch to a form of the vaccine that doesn't carry the same risk of causing the disease. Don't quite remember all the details but it was a fascinating watch.

[@linasayshush]

Siara Hughes That's very interesting! I didn't know that. I used polio as an example to illustrate the fact that we are still exposed to the viruses, but they can't affect us because we're vaccinated. I live in Brazil, and I have never heard of a case of polio. Medicine and science still have room to improve, I believe we'll correct these issues with new technology.

[@emexdizzy]

Yeah, thanks to the vaccine, polio has almost completely disappeared. It's an amazing thing and something people should keep in mind whenever the conversation turns to discussions about vaccines. Do vaccines have dangers? Of course. But the danger from the disease is so very very much worse. So while we should always be looking to improve the vaccines and make them as safe an effective as possible, stopping them is just not a viable solution as long as the disease still exists. Polio is still out there. And only vaccination is keeping it away.

[@linasayshush]

Siara Hughes Absolutely agreed.

[@linasayshush]

nunya baznus Actual protip: vaccinate.

[@parnianx]

Seriously, why do people unlike this? What's your problem people, are you pro measles or something?!

[@BlackBirdSweep]

Measles are people too. hashtag Measles2016.

[@parnianx]

lol

[@BlackBirdSweep]

+Teboho Nokwazi Nkosi most people would consider a self-replicating organism a living thing.

[@BlackBirdSweep]

+Teboho Nokwazi Nkosi neither can anything with sexual reproduction.

[@parnianx]

So we now have measles advocates, but they all still eat bacon and eggs for breakfast! We better start at the basic level protecting humans and animals first :)

[@thingamabitch]

One of my best friends has autism. He's a cool guy, too! A very sweet person. He's smart, but due to his social limitations and comorbid disorders, he needs to live with his parents because he can't work. Even if your kid does have autism, it's not a terrible thing. Most autistic people are verbal and early intervention helps a lot. The people who believe autism will turn your child into a shrieking monster are wrong. There are many well-functioning autistic adults. Some are even geniuses or have strong expertise in their field of study. Yes, there are drawbacks and some autistic people are more impaired than others, but your child having autism doesn't mean it's the end of the world for them or you. Your dreams for them will be different than you imagined, but you can still have dreams for their future. Also, you can't really get autism. I think you're born with it. If you're so scared of your baby getting autism, vaccinate them when they are older.

[@yvygg9520]

Yes, since we don't have first hand experience with the mortality of a measles outbreak/infection, how about a video on the statistics, both past and present, if it's deadlines? Being provided with that information would allow parents to make a true informed decision.

[@TheBokkelul]

1:50 haha I just imagine Hank wanted to say "it's been around for 50 fucking years!! (you fucking idiots!) "

[@VictoriaFaye09]

As an epidemiology MPH student, thank you for this video! It's imperative that we have friendly, educational platforms explaining the science so at the very least informed decisions can be made (hopefully!). I'm extra excited about the next video this week. Do us proud, Scishow, and I might even show them in class!

[@AngelikusDeo]

I love how casually my country the Philippines was mentioned. Haha! This is so true and I'm a mother of twins and I will have them vaccinate this month. Just to clarify why measles is spreading largely here in the Philippines is not because of the vaccine issue like in the U.S. The decline of vaccination for measles here is because of the vaccine scandal/scare of Dengvaxia, the failed vaccine for Dengue fever which was distributed by the previous administration despite scientists' warning that it isn't safe to distribute them yet. And since vaccines are free here in the Philippines, many got them and most of them died. These were children. The previous president (Aquino) is now in trial but things like these are usually slow in process. Justice is pending and the Department of Health is doing what they can to help those families who lost their little ones from the Dengvaxia vaccine. People stopped getting vaccinations for their children because of this. And then measles thrived just like that.

[@Highraven]

Well when people start to think they know better than the science community as a whole, we start to fall backwards as a society :/

[@imfeelingkwerty4765]

3 yr old: wнen ι grow υp- anтι vaх мoм: ι'м gonna нave тo ѕтop yoυ rιgнт тнere

[@DPowered2]

"rather children die than help the corporate machine" thats what people sound like

[@DPowered2]

***** There are lot more diseases than measles and not all disease that have vaccines always kill. However a lot of them can harm a child for their whole life which is why its beneficial to vaccinate

[@DPowered2]

***** They do count it just isn't seen as important because people would rather focus on other negatives. Plus its mention that you may fall ill from the vaccine which should be obvious because of what it is and its a risk you could choose to take or not thats why its important to go the extra mile and get your child checked which isn't a main concern as far as the people giving them are concerned or the people who don't want to get them because the numbers aren't high enough to where they feel they need to and like i said some people would rather focus on the wrong negatives. But when you think about it that way do the end justifies the means? there are a lot of things that benefit the majority over the minority but that doesn't mean no one should benefit at all because nothing would get done. vaccines work but just like many things they have their downsides so does that mean no one should get it? Or should we work harder to minimize risks but still accept the method

[@avi8aviate]

BookWorm, allergies to the vaccine are 10x more rare than dying to a lightning strike.

[@simmertoddler1632]

@@avi8aviate okay im confused who was bookworm?!

[@avi8aviate]

@@simmertoddler1632 Someone who appears to have deleted their replies to this comment.

[@F22C1]

This is why the government should force parents to get their kids vaccinated. I'm glad some schools and doctors offices are refusing people who hold an anti-vaccine viewpoint.

[@neeneko]

Yeah, I think this is one of those cases where children need to be protected from their parents. In all those rants people tend to skip over the fact that kids are also people with rights, but stuck on the losing end of a VERY skewed power imbalance.

[@shivorath]

Yeah... cause the problem is Americans not vaccinating kids... it can't possible be one of the millions of illegal immigrants we let in last year.

[@AzureTurmoil]

shivore Look guys, IT'S a stupid racist! Lets make fun of IT for being the imbecile that IT is!

[@Psillytripper]

when you use words like Force or coerce you tend to make more enemies out of a chunk of the population. Education like this video and getting it out to the misinformed is a far more effective approach to solving this problem than the government taking out its big stick to hit its own people, even if its for their own good. the government needs all the friends it can get not to make new enemies

[@mikey123456789012]

No thats a very bad idea. As soon as you force people to do something you're taking away their freedoms. And also people don't like things that they are forced to do. Just look at kid's outlook on school today.

[@expertnoobFTW]

Even if vaccines did cause austism(which they don't), isn't being alive better than being dead? If this trend continues, then we should have mandatory vaccinations. Parents should not be risking the lives of their children let alone the lives of the general public. However, it is possible for governments to abuse this in certain ways, so mandatory vaccinations should be limited in some way as to help prevent that.

[@isaackarjala7916]

Sure having a x% chance of developing autism is better than having x% chance of dying, but when those chances aren't equal you can't make such a simplistic judgement.....

[@edgyanole9705]

This is what I want

[@dennahouti]

"Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years!" - MeasLL Cool J... probably

[@cvskate87]

Great video, Hank! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming infusion video. Please do more epidemiology videos like this one because I enjoy your enthusiasm on this topic, and not to mention the 'comment wars' (in moderation).

[@Zerosinker]

in the Philippines we regard vaccines highly but most people cant afford it, it pisses me off on those first world problems

[@korogiri]

Oooohhhh so that's why my mum wouldn't let me drink or eat without her concent

[@sajanpatel4956]

It’s awful. In the US, with some healthcare, vaccines are literally free.

[@ionaf9]

'We don't vaccinate our kids, if they meet the virus in their lifetime they will become immune to it.' If only there was a way to let your child come in contact with a small amount of the virus which is less deadly so they'd become immune to it.

[@betheicher4162]

iona along with these ingredients www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf No thanks. ✌🏼

[@bucket4255]

@@betheicher4162 Wow, brilliant! This is the perfect way to combat vaccines!

[@icarusbinns3156]

One of my hospital visits… Nurse: Would you like the pneumonia booster? Me: There’s a booster now?? Nurse: >>checks my chart>sticks my arm out

[@melissatumbach7438]

Thank you so much for deciding to do some videos on this topic!

[@sneedlebananas]

My 1-year old son has the measles right now- but it's just a small case, and he got it from the vaccine. A few kids will get the measles from the MMR shot, but all it did was give him a rash and a small fever. He'll have it for a week and then he'll never have measles again. I would rather my child get a small reaction from a vaccination than get killed from a completely preventable disease. He is still contagious, so we are quarantining ourselves in our house. Get well soon Link!

[@NonExistingName]

I'm gonna be 100% honest when saying I didn't watch the video. I just came here to look at the comments.

[@coolaid4132]

me 2

[@amaz3624]

SAME! I actually got overwhelmed by the way he talks so I paused it and realized I enjoy the comments more

[@KimiPersonal]

This aged well.

[@Ardithel]

In my experience as a medical scientist, most of the reasons that the public doesn't "listen to science" can be traced down to a simple "we didn't give them anything to listen to." Public awareness campaigns need to be run in order for the public to be made aware of problems such as this, and sometimes the media will get ahold of something that they don't quite understand (or do, but still want to spin in a certain way to make more money) and people listen to that instead.

[@SoulCraftTV]

Having vaccines should be a requirement for entering any large public place like Disneyland.

[@TheDajamster]

Unfortunatly, there's no way to enforce that, especially with foreign tourists.

[@Natchler]

TheDajamster people could get a card with their vaccination info, like an ID card. no entry without it. easy.

[@TheDajamster]

Natchler They'd have to be unfakeable. I guess we could encrypt theinfo onto things like driver's licenses, but I have a feeling there'd be an uproar about that too.

[@SoulCraftTV]

TheDajamster It may be better to just educate parents more. Linking Autism with Vaccines is like saying oxygen is poison because everyone who breathes it dies. It's the same ridiculous logic.

[@TheDajamster]

SkywardSoul I was just addressing the practical aspects of requiring proof of vaccination for entry into certain public facilities.

[@LamirLakantry]

Maybe do an episode on the Andrew Wakefield "study". You know, the one that "linked" MMR vaccines to autism.

[@sbagraim]

It was a fraud

[@alexisflory6496]

It was fraudulent. Dude had something to gain by getting the mmr pulled. He was making his own version but couldn't get it patented because a different mmr already existed. He fudged the data so that he could get a patent and his version on the market.

[@billclinton4913]

How to be a good parent. 1. VACCINATE UR KIDS. 2. reread rule 1

[@coywolffoxassociate6072]

This is a great video. My state(Washington) is currently in a state of emergency because of measles. It would be great to see more on measles as not too many channels cover it on a scientific basis but an opinionated one.

[@Stewarew]

For mothers day I'm going to give my mom a card saying "Thank you for vaccinating me"

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

Maybe health insurance companies should make it mandatory or increase their price, but offer discounts for getting vaccinations for everyone on the policy.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

+TheBookWorm1718 They should obviously be exempt.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

+TheBookWorm1718 You are just nit picking my comment. Obvious exceptions should be made.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

+TheBookWorm1718 Again, I am not saying people who have dangerous reactions to it should be forced to get it. Only the 97% or so who can safely get it.

[@777SilverPhoenix777]

that would cause a nightmare trying to prove to a company that you are indeed allergic. companies use any and all excuses to make more money. don't give them any ideas.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

777SilverPhoenix777 It would be on your medical record.

[@KillingShock]

I have a feeling that as the death-count of non-vaccinated people increases, so will the average IQ of the nation. There's always a positive side.

[@aaronsilvera177]

KillingShock the IQ test is defined to have a mean of 100. you literally cannot change the average IQ.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

Smart people do dumb things. Innocent children are dying because of these "choices". There is no upside, unless this causes people to take a look at the underlying cause. The subjective assumption of truth. Facts are facts. We need to teach people this. Flat earthers, gravity denyers etc all believe all opinions matter (mostly their own) and have right to hold such beliefs, even when a belief adversely affects the world because of how that person treats and acts around others.

[@kathleencaitlyn]

I love the way Hank said "our herd has been compromised". That would be such a great alarm clock tone. Just imagine waking up to: "our herd has been compromised! ur herd has been compromised! our herd has been compromised"

[@mosieneakngen126]

Doctor: "You can have the vaccination and be immune to measles, mumps and rubella" Anti-vaccine protestors: "Nah, vaccines causes autism. I'd rather die then be autistic although there isn't any proven fact that the two are ACTUALLY related." *Patients die of measles (and stupidity) the following day...

[@mosieneakngen126]

www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/measlesdataandstatsslideset.pdf www.rferl.org/a/measles-romania-children-vaccination-health/28364400.html www.cdc.gov/mmwr/publications/index.html

[@mosieneakngen126]

You should probable search the death toll of measles on GOOGLE. you'd be really surprised

[@mosieneakngen126]

In 2015, there were 134 200 measles deaths globally - about 367 deaths every day or 15 deaths every hour.

[@mosieneakngen126]

www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccination.html There are less cases in America because people are able to buy and get vaccines. Other poor countries can't afford it so they are suffering measles. Please, there wasn't only one case in america. Please actually research and I'd be more then happy if you post the website as well. Stop your BS and actually do some researching. You say there's only one but I can guarantee there are more than one.

[@GuzTheChocolateMoose]

I learned yesterday that Mississippi and West Virginia are the only states in which by law children must be vaccinated. It's the first time I'd been proud to live in Mississippi.

[@beepboopily6285]

good job Mississippi

[@Crazylegoman3791]

GuzTheChocolateMoose darn now I wish I lived there! In California, I had to get vaccinated, or I wasn’t allowed on school grounds.

[@beepboopily6285]

Andres Mendoza I think you might want to read the comment again.

[@Crazylegoman3791]

Jesus Christ I wanted to live inn Mississippi because of their vaccine law which stated that people were required to get vaccinated. I just wanted to mention that my middle school required for me to get vaccinated.

[@zulthyr1852]

WEST VIRGINIAAAAA

[@cutsceneenjoyerzz]

The guy who created that completely fake autism study definitely is going to hell

[@cgtoche]

Thanks again for the great video!

[@unitruth]

It's always a great show. Why don't you Do a segment on the flu shot?

[@hallcrash]

Survival of the fittest, Darwin Approves.

[@scythal]

I'd prefer in this case to be "survival of the sensible"

[@vixxcelacea2778]

Survival of the most adaptable. Fittest as in, it fits the surroundings it is in. If we actually followed that rule no one would ever get diseases. We're above evolution, which is the next step in an evolutionary path, to take control of your circumstances, rather than let them dictate if you live or die. Medicine does just that. Being anti-vax is regression.

[@silent_sue026]

But the sad thing is that some people who believe in vaccines could be affected as well because some people are physically unable to take it. People who are anti-vaccine put so many others at risks.

[@b.cdrisk2035]

Only problem is that these idiots can still infect normal people

[@ReadyPlayerArcade]

This could be a shorter video. Just say; " a bunch of stupid people."

[@manguy01]

More like a bunch of paranoid people. Same difference a lot of the time, but it's an important distinction.

[@ReadyPlayerArcade]

MicManGuy I know, I feel bad for them as well. Paranoia, fear, stupidity, and delusions are too prevalent. All they have to do is learn a little bit of science. Like watching this video. To those people, learning, education, and change is hard, but no one wants to be stupid. So pick up a book or learn on youtube. Maybe, dont have kids until you are able to do it right. the more you know.... da da da da.

[@bigtryguy]

being paranoid and being stupid is different. If it was people being paranoid, they would get the vaccine to protect them. If they are stupid, they wouldn't get it and instead risk infecting many people and indirectly killing people.

[@soulsistah102]

***** yeah, it's not like it's protected us from polio or anything. goddamn i hope you don't have children.

[@Razzlion]

soulsistah102 I hope he does not go outside and spread something. People who spread disease because they refuse vaccination should be held accountable for it. If someone dies charge them for manslaughter.

[@fishingboy2000]

Can you please make a video that goes more in-depth on cell culture adaption? Thank you Can you also go into the different virus characteristics, like why one virus uses budding while another dosent. Also different cycles viruses go through?

[@VRSVLVS]

Hello! I'm autistic, and I'm just fine! :)

[@Alaska-mk4ok]

I am so thankful my parents got me vaccinated. It should be a law to get vaccinated. Due to stupid anti vaccinators a measles outbreak just happened in my state a few weeks ago.

[@pies883]

I feel like anti vaxxers would also be flat earthers

[@russianroomba9948]

A lot of them are

[@isaiahbraddock]

CANT YOU SEE NASA INVENTED VACINES SO yOU WOULD BE GLOBE BELIVER. *dies of measles*

[@ok1058]

One is harmless stupid (flat earthers) and the other one is deadly stupid (u already know)

[@juanmarino4593]

Who here is watching this video post covid-19 and looking back at when this kind of issues seemed manageable

[@okfine9077]

anti-vax jokes last longer than anti-vax kids

[@michal31131]

Yeah, and the best thing is that both of them never get old.

[@eugeneoliveros5814]

why is it that vaccinations aren't required by law?

[@mme.veronica735]

Because it's a hot political topic and some people can't receive vaccines

[@Aeturnalis]

Hey, it's not ALL bad news. Profits are soaring for the manufacturers of child-sized caskets. That's the bright side of idiots who neglect their children.

[@FoilFencingWill]

Really cool episode! Keep up the good work.

[@aprofessionalgamer5355]

BUH MA AUTSIM.

[@alogicalgirloncesaid5140]

Simple *Anti-Vaxxers* I just turned a 4 minute and 48 second video into one word, your welcome

[@EloquentTroll]

Parents who don't vaccinate should be arrested for child endangerment.

[@drygrahamcracker7804]

And attempted murder

[@spartycool]

For those interested where the 92% and 94% came from (I was) it's from this calculation: 1-(1/12) = 11/12 = 91.67% 1-(1/18) = 17/18 = 94.44%

[@sunofslavia]

Well, my advice is: stop having a sterilized lifestyle.

[@derphinderp9400]

Pelle Olsson or we can sterilize the antivaxxers

[@sacrilegioussasquatch]

Either way both are good

[@juliac1785]

Why did it come back? BeCaUsE oF aNtI-vAxXeRs

[@renewincelestian5007]

Call them pro diesease

[@agentwashingtub9167]

*sigh* Why do people risk their kids' health by not vaccinating them?

[@puterahaziman316]

Because they are scared about "harmful autism"! Actually, autism isn't that bad.

[@agentwashingtub9167]

***** Honestly, I don't care anymore. To each his own.

[@Dymistikeys]

I just walked up to a random person and said "OUR HERD IS BEING COMPROMISED" in the Hank Green voice. Best valentine's day ever

[@sua7249]

Why should I trust doctors? I read an article on the internet and joined a facebook group, so Im like more qualified than doctors.

[@drygrahamcracker7804]

No word can describe how accurate your impression of anti-vaxxers is.

[@sua7249]

@@drygrahamcracker7804 Thank you, I train very hard at the art of stupidity.

[@ChezzvanderVos96]

I had the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine, but I still got mumps and I can't help but wonder does that mean I could still get measles and rubella or is it just the mumps bit that didn't work?

[@JenDeyan]

Something has been bothering me ever since I saw this video in my subscription feed and I just figured out what it is. This video should have been titled "How Measles Got It's Groove Back".

[@Dahxelb]

I'm so looking forward to the next episode!

[@TheOneZenith]

Thank you, *****. I look forward to your next episode of SciShow.

[@TravisL.Desmadreson]

Great video. Thank you.

[@gmofreenews8742]

1:56 The process basically genetically modifies the virus allowing it to grow inside some medium that is not human cells?

[@sanctious]

I know you guys took it down, but could please post a retraction of the GMO's episode?

[@algebra5766]

You do great work, wow !!

[@BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Everyone loves a good comeback story. It's bringing itchy back, yeah!

[@lorny200]

Could you make a video explaining pins and needles - and possibly how to get rid if it? thanks :) really need it right now

[@rubymimosa]

@Hank Is it possible to quantify how many children and adults have been infected and how many deaths have been caused by the inoculation hysteria over the last several years?

[@DragcoDavid]

I can't wait for next week!

[@jaymullens7551]

Hey, SciShow, quick question. So I have been reading up of vaccines and was wondering if you could do a video on if they cause food allergies. Like egg allergies thanks.

[@wroughtiron6031]

technically it is not a food allergy but yes, some people may be allergic to some ingredients in the vaccines. That is why it is crucial for people who are not allergic to vaccinate themselves to protect those that are unable to be vaccinated. this way the unvaccinated can be protected by herd immunity.

[@youngamong7618]

This is very educational to me I like watching keep up the good work

[@addgame7961]

Yup, we got Measles outbreak recently in Washinton...

[@GANTZ100pts]

Yep, from what KIRO radio said they believe patient zero originated from Sea-Tac airport.

[@SlykeThePhoxenix]

Can someone tell me where they got the data for the recent outbreak? I can't find any mention of it on the sources links.

[@SlykeThePhoxenix]

Found it: www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

[@kevinhardy8997]

Like, if I had to explain to a math illiterate that you can’t divide by zero, but they insist it is a government conspiracy, how can I ever win that argument?

[@FreedomIII]

Definitely looking forward to that scishow infusion next week.

[@MrIngwuz]

There is also an outbreak in Canada, but like the usa the cases are spread out and not isolated...

[@equarg]

As a kid I was VERY sickly and apparently with a prick test, allergic to 14 out of the 15 pollen samples from Hawaii. I had Chicken Pox TWICE and phemonia(?) the same year. The one disease I did not get was the Measles. When I hit my 40's I will be getting my shingles shot!

[@BraedenPulley]

2:36 Was that a voicecrack?

[@carianoff]

Can't wait for the next one.

[@sandrafiedeldy4215]

One of the biggest reasons for not vaccinating against measles is that the highest risk children are under one years old ie the age range where they cannot be vaccinated. These children can only be protected by the immunity received through their mothers invitro and then through their breast milk. Mothers who had measles have lifelong immunity. Immunised mothers have much lower immunity shown by the titers reducing over time (thus the need for boosters). They therefore they give less protection to their infants. And as 5% of immunised people create very low levels of antibodies, they can still contract measles.

[@beargrill42]

At least now it’s gone down in 2016 with only 60 cases in the entire year

[@charlethemagne5466]

Human idiocy is the one factor that never changes no matter how informed our society can be

[@oliverprice4783]

YAY HANK IS BACK!

[@Eruaphadian]

Hello, I have a question. I was speaking to a teacher recently who told me that he believed that climate change was caused by the planet getting closer to the sun, as it does every thirty thousand or so years. He explained his reasoning being that though we have seen increasingly warm summers, we have also seen record breaking cold winters over the last twenty years. He told me that he believes that as winters aren't also getting hotter, the greenhouse effect doesn't hold as much weight as is claimed. He does believe that there is an increase in CO2 due to humanity, but doesn't believe that it outweighs the effects that natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, cause. Thus I was curious if this holds any weight, or if it can be disproven. Could large environmental studies, that have showed an increase in temperature, not be accounting for this solar event?

[@Lazerblade95]

i can write the next scishow infusion right now. SOME PEOPLE ARE FUCKING THICK!

[@michiman6757]

I know im really late on this, but I think a big thing is that measles isn't a present threat, so the anti-vax parents don't have that motivation to get their kids vaxxed. They aren't seeing the millions of people affected by it, they just hear that their kid needs to get vaxxed for a virus that basically disappeared. It is that "comfy life" mindset and they just need something to worry about. It isn't a "real" threat so I have the privilege of not worrying about it.

[@muddshshshark]

When I was a kid in school in the sixties it was a given that all kids would contract german measles, the mumps and chickenpox...I remember we were vaccinated against polio and getting your tonsils removed was standard procedure.

[@Levandejukebox]

Thank you for this video, we needed more of this kind to circulate the Web to educate the public how vaccines work. I thank you for the young lives you save by this message and the more you have saved from spreading the word :)