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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales
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    1. Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP  😷 💉 ❤️ 🌈‏ @drfixus 7 Dec 2019

      Thread: Lets recap the real #SamoaMeasles story, shall we? 🔴 June 2018, nurse mixes #MMR vaccine w paralyzing med instead of sterile water 🔴2 babies die 🔴Rumors spread that MMR caused deaths 🔴Scared parents stop vaccinating and immunization rate plummets

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    2. Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉‏ @6x10E23 8 Dec 2019
      Replying to @drfixus

      The recent vaccination rate was what , 31% indicating it was already negligently low before June 18. Why?

      3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. Liz "The Mask Goes Over Your Nose AND Mouth" Ditz‏ @lizditz 8 Dec 2019
      Replying to @6x10E23 @drfixus

      Historical Lack of action by Samoan government on immunization campaigns. Plus possibly pre 2000s failure of cold chain.

      1 reply 1 retweet 14 likes
    4. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 8 Dec 2019
      Replying to @lizditz @6x10E23 @drfixus

      “Samoa’s vaccination rate in October, when the epidemic began, was around 31 per cent, down from around 70 per cent in 2016” Antivaccine misinformation coupled with benign gov response was already having a deleterious effect in 2016 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/aussie-health-experts-in-samoa-measles-epidemic-like-a-war-zone/news-story/b210fd48eeebc8cc1f459c87461a943b …

      3 replies 4 retweets 10 likes
    5. IrmaGherd (Retired Nurse Thug) ✳ 💉 💉‏ @maureenchuck1 8 Dec 2019
      Replying to @auscandoc @lizditz and

      I find it hard believe that the vaccination rate plummeted so quickly. Perhaps some epidemiologist could explain it to me. @GidMK?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 8 Dec 2019
      Replying to @maureenchuck1 @auscandoc and

      Nahhh easy - vaccination rates are usually measured at age 1,2 and 5. If they're talking about 1yos, between 2016 and 2019 it's a completely different cohort of kids

      10:24 PM - 8 Dec 2019
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      • IrmaGherd (Retired Nurse Thug)✳💉💉 Christina Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP 😷💉❤️🌈 Roland Bouman Dr Paul Mackey Liz "The Mask Goes Over Your Nose AND Mouth" Ditz
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        2. Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉‏ @6x10E23 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @maureenchuck1 and

          ohhh - so not total population. ok. that’s a bit disingenuous though

          2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
        3. Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉‏ @6x10E23 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @6x10E23 @GidMK and

          and actually, should talk about overall rate to make it clear the dam breaks at much above 30, or even 70%

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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        2. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @maureenchuck1 and

          Thanks...as always! Now I thought @MackayIM had tweeted the genotyping for the outbreak as there’s another “it’s the vaccine causing it” nong on here. Can’t find it. Searching (ie just optimistically scrolling) on Twitter SUCKS!

          2 replies 2 retweets 1 like
        3. Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉‏ @6x10E23 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @auscandoc @GidMK and

          Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉 Retweeted ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ  🦠 🤧 🧬 🥼 🦟 🧻 🧙‍♂️

          https://twitter.com/mackayim/status/1201637023708110848?s=21 …https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1201637023708110848 …

          Take that, Avogadro  💉 💉 added,

          ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ  🦠 🤧 🧬 🥼 🦟 🧻 🧙‍♂️Verified account @MackayIM
          "They" *have* indeed said what genotype is causing this epidemic. These are genotype D8 cases. The vaccine is genotype A. #realresearch https://reliefweb.int/report/samoa/measles-outbreak-pacific-situation-report-no-2-26-november-2019 …
          1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @maureenchuck1 and

          So the WHO data seems to be based on 12-24 months and the 30% figure is for the first dose of the measles vaccine, which means that between 2016-19 it'd be a totally different group of kids, so a big drop is certainly possible

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. IrmaGherd (Retired Nurse Thug) ✳ 💉 💉‏ @maureenchuck1 8 Dec 2019
          Replying to @GidMK @auscandoc and

          Aha. I thought they were referring to the whole population.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. End of conversation

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