In order for a disease that is prevented by vaccination not to occur, 95 percent vaccination coverage is necessary, which we have not had for years due to anti-vaccine propaganda, says immunologist Lela Ilić for "Vreme". It's the same with mumps
In a kindergarten in Novi Sad, a case of mumps was recorded in one child, although the Population Protection Act of infectious diseases explicitly states that children in preschool institutions must be vaccinated with the MMR vaccine. Immunologist Lela Ilić explains to "Vreme" how the appearance of mumps is possible.
"The vaccination coverage of children in Serbia is between 60 and 80 percent, and in order to prevent some diseases, a 95 percent vaccination coverage of children is needed, which we have not had for years due to anti-vaccination propaganda and because people pretend to be smart, so they consult about medical matters YouTube. "Since we don't have such coverage of 95 percent, the occurrence of any disease that can be prevented by vaccination is a completely logical sequence of events," Ilić said.
Aber on the link between the MMR vaccine and autism
She pointed out that it is not at all strange that mumps appeared, which is prevented by the MMR vaccine, because Serbia is already in the second year of an epidemic of measles (small pox) and pertussis (whooping cough) for which other vaccines are used.
"That's because among lay people and those who are educated on YouTube, the most incriminated vaccine is the MMR vaccine. Despite the expert's explanation that one doctorate linking the MMR vaccine and autism was false, the news spread around the world that the MMR vaccine causes autism in children. In addition, it is a coincidence that autism begins to manifest itself from the age of two, and children should receive their first dose of the MMR vaccine between the ages of one and three. However, all these explanations are not enough, so we still have a low percentage of children vaccinated with the MMR vaccine," Ilić said.
She pointed out that mumps is the third component of the MMR vaccine, along with measles and rubella.
"As soon as children are not vaccinated, the first case is enough for us to enter an epidemic, just as we entered an epidemic of smallpox and whooping cough," Ilić warned.
Looking through the fingers and fake confirmations
Asked if the occurrence of mumps indicates that kindergartens enroll children whose parents do not bring a certificate of mandatory MMR vaccination or that parents submit false certificates of MMR vaccination, Ilić pointed out that both are happening.
"Kindergartens should not enroll children who have not been vaccinated, but with one caveat - children are usually enrolled in nurseries after their first birthday, and at that moment they cannot be vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, but only with vaccines that are given after birth. That is why some medical worker, or as in the past, the competent health center, should check the vaccination status of children in kindergartens in every kindergarten and insist that all children be vaccinated with the MMR vaccine by the age of two at the latest. They should also check the vaccination record for other vaccines that the child should have received by then. It's obvious that no one does that," Ilić said.
She pointed out that it is not in the interest of private kindergartens to control the vaccination status of children, given the large number of parents who oppose vaccination.
"They tolerate it, they let unvaccinated children go - and there is an epidemic," Ilić said.
She also stated that parents bring false vaccination certificates for their children.
"Professional medical consultants in private kindergartens are met with restraint by the administration, which says: 'Don't insist on it, they will enroll our children, and it is important for us to get the money.' And everything revolves around that," Ilić pointed out.
The public accidentally learned about the victims of whooping cough
Pointing out the danger of avoiding vaccination, which also led to an epidemic of whooping cough in Serbia, Ilić reminded that the public in Serbia "accidentally heard" in January of this year that four children died of the disease at the Mother and Child Institute "Dr. Vukan Čupić" in Belgrade.
She assessed that the representatives of that institute "slipped" when they presented data on deaths from whooping cough among children, because "they did not consult beforehand what they could and could not say" and emphasized that this could not be seen in official reports.
Ilić explained that against whooping cough, the DiTePer vaccine that children receive at three months of age is used, which even in crazy theories is not linked to autism, "but it has to do with 'smart' parents who know everything and who will not vaccinate their children ".
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