#smallpox vaccine

[arctic-hands]

I can't get the smallpox vaccine and neither can anyone around me 😭😭

#monkeypox #eczema #smallpox vaccine

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#Robert Rohde #vaccines #vaccines work #vaccination #measles #diphtheria #typhoid fever #whooping cough #smallpox #tuberculosis #poliomyelitis #meningococcus #mumps #rubella #hepatitis a #hepatitis b #chickenpox #medicine #science #science works #anti vaxxers #anti vaccination #anti vax movement #disease enthusiasts #religion is a mental illness

[letsnotandsaywewantedto]

"For more than a century, the smallpox vaccine was widely assumed by the scientific community to be made from cowpox – this is the explanation still found in many websites and curriculums worldwide. But in 1939, nearly 150 years after vaccination was invented, molecular tests revealed that it's not. More recently, genetic sequencing has confirmed these findings. Instead, the vaccines that were used to eradicate smallpox, and those in use today against monkeypox, are based on an unknown virus that no one has been able to identify – a 'ghost' pathogen that has only ever been found in vaccine form...

"'In 31 samples, we have not found cowpox in any of them,' says Esparza..."

#smallpox vaccine #smallpox #monkeypox #vaccination #science

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“The last endemic case of smallpox in Canada occurred in 1946, but before widespread vaccination, smallpox outbreaks were common. Smallpox was a self-limiting, deadly disease caused by the variola major and variola minor viruses. It spread through respiratory droplets, and infection of the sebaceous glands produced pustules that would burst, leaving scar tissue pockmarks in 65%–80% of patients. The case fatality rate was about 15% in unvaccinated and unvariolated people who became sick with smallpox. Those who survived developed immunity.

In March 1885, a conductor of the Grand Trunk Railway arrived in Montréal carrying smallpox, which soon spread through the city.6 Subsequent vaccination efforts did not unfold smoothly. Several cases of erysipelas after vaccination, likely caused by unsanitary conditions, led health officials to believe that a bad batch of vaccines was being used. This led to a suspension of the vaccination program for 3 months, starting in May 1885. People opposed to the vaccination spread word that the smallpox vaccine was dangerous and pulled down warning signs that public health workers posted to the homes of people who were diagnosed with smallpox. In poor, predominantly French-speaking areas of the city, the disease flourished; contemporary English-speaking editorials blamed the living conditions of slums occupied by the poor, ignoring the uneven and often poor quality of the vaccination program. Over the summer, the epidemic became worse.

By Sept. 2, 1885, the Board of Health in Montréal believed that there were about 2000 cases of smallpox present in the city. By Sept. 28, some experts were estimating 4000 cases. By late September, sanitary police began to forcibly remove people from housing conditions that made isolation impossible, often using harsh tactics, isolating the poor from housing and social support. On Sept. 28, the Board of Health announced that vaccination was to be made compulsory. In response, a “howling mob” surrounded the East End Branch Health Office that evening and “wrecked” the building.6 Protestors were as concerned with matters of identity as with vaccination, shouting phrases like, “Hurrah for the French-Canadians; Montréal is no longer for the English nor Irish.”7

Constables gathered, but were driven away by the mob. The crowd travelled through the city, smashing windows of pharmacies that sold vaccines and of the homes of health officers. Antivaccine protesters smashed all the windows in the Central Police Station. The Chief of Police was stabbed and stoned, though he survived. Rioters fired at police, and police escalated their tactics in an attempt to disperse the mob. They armed themselves with rifles and bayonets, firing above the heads of the crowd. Finally, they began clubbing the rioters, causing them to break into groups that continued the destruction of property, damaging various buildings.

The next day, officials worried that more violence would occur. Although the Board of Health was ambivalent about resorting to force, 1400 armed military men gathered at the city hall and patrolled the city. Sanitary police were issued revolvers. The Board of Health blamed the riots on lies told by vaccine opponents — that vaccine administrators would enter women’s bedrooms and tie children down to be vaccinated. No further major violence occurred. Whether the display of force was effective, or the crowd had ceased interest in rioting, or simply was not organized, is unclear. For the most part, the riot resulted only in property damage.

In the 5-week period ending on Oct. 31, 1391, people died of smallpox in Montréal. Of those, 1286 were French-speaking and about 90% were children under 10 years. Ultimately, the outbreak resulted in at least 19 905 cases and 5964 deaths in the province of Quebec, with 3259 of these deaths in Montréal alone.8

The outcome of the riot was neither capitulation to the demands of antivaccine activists, nor a heavy-handed enforcement of policy. Rather, after this epidemic, the opposition to vaccination shifted to courtrooms and activist leagues. Ontario passed a Vaccination Act in 1887, which required that “parents must have their children vaccinated against smallpox within three months of birth and re-vaccinated when necessary every seven years.” It allowed cities to issue vaccination orders in the event of a smallpox outbreak, and allowed school boards to demand that students provide a vaccination certificate.9 The Anti-Vaccination League of Canada emerged in 1900, in part a reaction to the Vaccination Act, modelling its rhetoric and methods on British antivaccine groups. The British Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League had been founded in 1867, and in 1885 had its own (peaceful) march in Leicester with an estimated 100 000 attendees.10

Arguments from antivaccine campaigners invoked concerns about individual liberties and fears that the risk of vaccination might exceed the benefits. At the time, smallpox vaccines used lymph taken from cowpox pustules on cows or infected humans, and vaccines could become contaminated and cause secondary infections.11 Vaccine opponents wondered why some people became sick despite being vaccinated.12 Among physicians, theoretical questions swirled around how vaccination worked, and many wondered if cowpox, used to make vaccines, was caused by the same virus as smallpox.13

Notably for physicians today, it was not scientific uncertainty alone that allowed antivaccine campaigners to effectively push back against public health laws. In 1906, 2 decades after the Montréal riots, the Anti-Vaccination League of Canada succeeded in convincing the Toronto Department of Health to remove a vaccination requirement from schools. Antivaccine activists framed their opposition in terms of social class and personal autonomy. Alexander Ross, one of the founders of the League, wrote in 1888, “It is the poor wives and children of laboring men; it is the clerks in the stores and operatives in factories and workshops; it is the workingmen and women that are threatened and driven by the hirelings of the infamous compulsory vaccination law.”14 Opposition to smallpox vaccination, whether expressed by angry crowds or constrained to courtrooms, communicated discomfort with a shift in power over a personal health decision.”

- from Jonathan M. Berman, “When antivaccine sentiment turned violent: the Montréal Vaccine Riot of 1885.” Canadian Medical Association Journal. April 6, 2021.

Image is: Drawing by Robert Harris is titled “Incident of the smallpox epidemic, Montréal.” It illustrates sanitary police removing patients from the public through the use of force, contemporary to the antivaccination riots of 1885. Public domain.

#montreal #smallpox #anti-vaccination league of canada #smallpox vaccine #mandatory immunization #vaccination #riot #police violence #epidemic histories #anti-pandemic acts #anti vax movement #antivax #age of soap and water #public health #canadian history #canadian health care system

[nightingale398]

My grandma watches Fox News and just told me only gay men get it...I told her to stop watching misinformation and that monkeypox can spread from broken skin like a papercut, the respiratory tract, or the eyes, noise, or mouth (mucous)

If an infected animal scratches or bites you, or bodily fluids from both infected humans and animals

Monkeypox and smallpox are in the same family and spread similarly but monkeypox can spread by animals, smallpox could not. Animals cannot catch smallpox.

My grandma is vaccinated against smallpox...

I don’t fully know the whole Smallpox virus since I never really reasesrched it. I only really know that the smallpox vaccine was the first vaccine and we get the word vaccine from the virus which causes cowpox, vaccinia.

People found that if you contracted cowpox, you’re immune to smallpox. Cowpox is less dangerous but it can develop lethal infectious (less lethal than smallpox tho.)

#monkeypox #fox news #i fucking hate Fox News #wear your fucking mask #wear your mask #masks work #misinformation #smallpox #smallpox vaccine #cowpox #vaccinia

[fiberwoman15]

#monkeypox #vaccine #smallpox #smallpox vaccine #news #health

[geezerwench]

05/23/2022

CDC releasing some smallpox vaccine doses for monkeypox

On Monday, the CDC also reported that there is currently one confirmed case of monkeypox — reported in Massachusetts — and four probable cases, all found in men. Among the presumptive cases of monkeypox, one was detected in New York, one in Florida and two in Utah.

#monkeypox #smallpox #smallpox vaccine #CDC #us cdc

[timesofocean]

At least 80 Monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries

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At least 80 Monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries

World (The Times Groupe)- At least 12 countries around the world have confirmed 80 cases of Monkeypox.

World Health Organization (WHO) says it is investigating another 50 suspected cases – without naming any countries – and has warned that more cases are likely to be reported.

A total of nine European countries, as well as the United States, Canada and Australia, have been confirmed as having been infected.

Most Monkeypox cases are found in remote areas of Central and West Africa.

The UK’s National Health Service describes it as a mild viral infection that most people recover from in a few weeks.

The virus does not easily spread between people, and the risk to the general public is very low.

Monkeypox does not have a specific vaccine yet, but a smallpox vaccination can offer 85% protection since the two viruses are very similar.

European public health agencies have confirmed cases in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden so far.

WHO stated on Friday that the recent outbreaks “are atypical, as they are occurring in non-endemic countries”.

It stated that it was “working with the affected countries and others to expand disease surveillance in order to monitor and support people who are at risk”.

The reason for this unusual outbreak is still unknown.

Although there is little evidence showing this is a new strain, there is a possibility that the virus has changed in some way.

The virus may also have thrived because it was in the right place at the right time.

Additionally, monkeypox may spread more easily than it did in the past, when smallpox vaccines were widely used.

Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, warned that “as we move into summer… with mass gatherings and parties, I am concerned transmission could increase”.

Except for one case, none of the recent cases had relevant travel history to Monkeypox-endemic areas.

It was reported on 7 May that the first case had occurred in the UK. UK Health Security Agency says the patient visited Nigeria recently, where they picked up the virus before traveling to England.

According to Health Secretary Sajid Javid, there are now 20 confirmed cases in the UK.

Smallpox vaccine was bought and started being offered to people with “higher levels of exposure” to Monkeypox in the UK.

Monkeypox now reported in 8 countries in Europe: WHO

Spain’s health authorities are also reportedly purchasing thousands of smallpox vaccines to deal with outbreaks, according to Spanish newspaper El País.

According to the Victorian Department of Health, the first case in Australia was recently detected in a traveler from the UK.

Massachusetts health authorities confirmed that a man has been infected after traveling to Canada recently. According to officials, he was in “good condition” and posed no risk to the public.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Transmission of Monkeypox virus occurs when a person comes into contact with the virus from an animal, human, or materials contaminated with the virus. The virus enters the body through broken skin (even if not visible), respiratory tract, or the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, or mouth). Animal-to-human transmission may occur by bite or scratch, bush meat preparation, direct contact with body fluids or lesion material, or indirect contact with lesion material, such as through contaminated bedding. Human-to-human transmission is thought to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets. Respiratory droplets generally cannot travel more than a few feet, so prolonged face-to-face contact is required. Other human-to-human methods of transmission include direct contact with body fluids or lesion material, and indirect contact with lesion material, such as through contaminated clothing or linens.”

#European countries #Hans Kluge WHO's regional director for Europe #health news #how monkeypox is caused #how monkeypox is contracted #how monkeypox is treated #how monkeypox spread #medical information #monkeypox causes fever rash and swollen lymph nodes #monkeypox does not easily spread between people #Monkeypox is a viral disease #monkeypox spreads easily #Monkeypox vaccine #monkeypox virus is transmitted from animals to humans #Smallpox vaccine #The Times Groupe #Times Of Ocean #Transmission of monkeypox virus #UK's National Health Service #Unravel News #World Health Organization (WHO) #Health

[dailyhistoryposts]

On This Day In History

December 9th, 1979: Smallpox is officially declared eradicated, due in large part to mass vaccination programs.

#history #world history #vaccinations #science #smallpox

[zahri-melitor]

Having one of those occasions where the opening that I’m writing to set up a fic premise is turning into its own fic.

Me: I just need you to submit paperwork for Damian’s social security number and school registration, Dick, so he pops up on the social work radar. Just need the premise.

Also me: Dick and Talia are arguing constantly over filing government paperwork and co-parenting goals.

#neither Dick or Talia understand the American vaccine schedule #but Leslie isn’t willing to fake it #and Damian does not want to have to repeat all his vaccines #He’s probably vaccinated for smallpox and anthrax but not meningitis #also quite possibly he hasn’t had varicella yet which will shock Leslie

[returning-to-her]

The World Economic Forum is the next colonial terrorism. Just like the Europeans destroyed First Nations in America to create modern-day countries, the WEF will destroy the countries to create a global society under their rule. The past is being repeated.

From reservations to 15-minute cities. Smallpox to vaccine injury of COVID-19. Running off the bison over mountains to GMO farming to destroy food. Burning of tribal setups to Climate Change. It's all being repeated. And the world has yet to learn.

#patriarchy #anti patriarchy #wef #world economic forum #colonialism #first nations #indigenous #america #covid 19 #vaccine #smallpox #health #history #male violence

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

#vaccines #polio #measles #smallpox #diphtheria #meningococcal meningitis #haemophilus influenzae type B #pertussis #vaccine hesitancy #anti vaxxers #anti vax movement #antivaxers #COVID vaccine #anti vaccination #anti vaccine #science #medicine #religion is a mental illness #immunology

[cuneytyardimci]

Smallpox Vaccine: How Europe Learned Immunization from the Ottomans?

You will be astonished when you learn about the importance given by the Ottoman Empire to the vaccination policy in the 17th century!!!

In this article you will find information on:

The pioneer of modern smallpox vaccine

Population based vaccine policy in Ottoman Empire

World’s first official letter on vaccine implementation outcomes, as well as first technology transfer in the 1700s

World’s first law on mandatory vaccine administration

Continue reading...

#vaccine #ottoman #history #history of vaccines #smallpox #immunization #discovery #ottoman empire #lady montague #1700s #17th century

[clodiuspulcher]

once again everyone thinking ‘past good’ is foolishly and arrogantly unable to image themselves as among the 50% of children who did not live into adulthood

#maybe im just biomedicine pilled but please god get a grip #before about eighty years ago every single person with type one diabetes died #they just died as children or adolescents or sometimes young adults #there was nothing you could do except watch your child die a slow and painful death #waste away into nothing #dead certain that like the richest thirteenth century noblewoman or whatever would give up all her wealth and luxury #to live in a world where smallpox had been eradicated and she didn't have to fear for her childrens lives #kim wexler voice picture it... REALLY picture it #a world without vaccines sanitation anesthetics antibiotics antivirals blood transfusions #chemotherapy immunotherapy radiation treatment x rays CT scans MRIS #without a basic knowledge of how diseases are spread and where they come from without antimalarias and antihelminthics #without any sort of meaningful medical testing without surgeries or anything like the ability to medically transition it #you literally cannot imagine it #and of course the fact that our medical advancements aren't available to everyone across the world because of capitalism is horrific #it is nothing if not a crime against humanity #but that problem won't be solved by pretending cornelia mother of the gracchi wouldn't have chosen to live #in a world where 9 of her 12 children didn't die if she could #9 out of 12 children. god. really picture it. can you? #i can't and i am thankful for that

[ancientorigins]

New research into Bavarian smallpox vaccination policies has questioned the veracity of the famed Kaspar Hauser legend, the story of a depraved orphan who sparked a series of conspiracy theories in 19th-century Nuremburg.

#imposter #cold case #DNA #conspiracy theory #smallpox #vaccine #orphan #Nuremberg #ancient #history #ancient origins

[nightingale398]

In the U.S monkeypox have been identified in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia and New York.

#monkeypox #smallpox #cowpox #wear your fucking mask #wear your mask #smallpox vaccine #vaccine #stay safe #cdc #who #center for disease control #world health organization