THIS. I’M MAKING MEDICAL DECISIONS
I’M MAKING MEDICAL DECISIONS LIKE THIS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER
LIKE THIS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> JOINING ME NOW IS DR. JOHN
>> JOINING ME NOW IS DR. JOHN TOREZ.
TOREZ. YOU GOT THIS POLITICAL FIGHT SO
YOU GOT THIS POLITICAL FIGHT SO ADDRESS THIS PUBLIC HEALTH
ADDRESS THIS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, AND THIS PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE, AND THIS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, IF YOU LOOK IN PEDIATRIC
ISSUE, IF YOU LOOK IN PEDIATRIC JOURNALS, THEY LOOK AT THE
JOURNALS, THEY LOOK AT THE RELIGIOUS AND PERSONAL BELIEFS
RELIGIOUS AND PERSONAL BELIEFS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING
THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING THEIR KIDS JAXVACCINATED.
THEIR KIDS JAXVACCINATED. SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING
SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING THEIR KIDS VACCINATED IN SPITE
THEIR KIDS VACCINATED IN SPITE OF OVERWHELMING SCIENCE THERE’S
OF OVERWHELMING SCIENCE THERE’S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO.
SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO. IS THIS YOUNG MAN A ONE OFF OR
IS THIS YOUNG MAN A ONE OFF OR IS IT A SIGN THAT MORE PEOPLE
IS IT A SIGN THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO THE SCIENCE?
ARE LISTENING TO THE SCIENCE? >> I THINK IT’S A SIGN MORE
>> I THINK IT’S A SIGN MORE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO THE
PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO THE SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. HE SAID A FEW MONTHS AGO HE
HE SAID A FEW MONTHS AGO HE STARTED LOOKING INTO IT AND SAW
STARTED LOOKING INTO IT AND SAW HIS MOM WAS POSTING INFORMATION
HIS MOM WAS POSTING INFORMATION THAT HE THOUGHT WAS NOT
THAT HE THOUGHT WAS NOT ACCURATE.
ACCURATE. HE STARTED GOING DEEPER AND
HE STARTED GOING DEEPER AND REALIZED THE VACCINES WERE THERE
REALIZED THE VACCINES WERE THERE TO HELP US AND THE VACCINES ARE
TO HELP US AND THE VACCINES ARE SOMETHING THAT HELPS US HEALTHY.
SOMETHING THAT HELPS US HEALTHY. HE DECIDED WHEN HE TURNED 18, HE
HE DECIDED WHEN HE TURNED 18, HE WAS GOING TO DEFY HIS PARENTS,
WAS GOING TO DEFY HIS PARENTS, HIS MOM, AND SAY I’M GOING TO DO
HIS MOM, AND SAY I’M GOING TO DO WHAT I THINK I NEED TO DO TO
WHAT I THINK I NEED TO DO TO STAY HEALTHY AND GET THE
STAY HEALTHY AND GET THE VACCINES.
VACCINES. I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO SEE MORE
I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO SEE MORE PEOPLE FOLLOW SUIT.
PEOPLE FOLLOW SUIT. >> THAT’S A TEENAGER.
>> THAT’S A TEENAGER. LEGALLY HE CAN DO THAT.
LEGALLY HE CAN DO THAT. BUT YOU HAVE BABIES NOT GETTING
BUT YOU HAVE BABIES NOT GETTING VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. EVEN A BETWEEN OR YOUNG TEENAGER
EVEN A BETWEEN OR YOUNG TEENAGER WHO STILL LEGALLY CANNOT GO
WHO STILL LEGALLY CANNOT GO AGAINST THEIR PARENTS’ WISHES.
AGAINST THEIR PARENTS’ WISHES. >> THERE’S A BIG STRUGGLE AROUND
>> THERE’S A BIG STRUGGLE AROUND DIFFERENT STATES AND AROUND THE
DIFFERENT STATES AND AROUND THE NATION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE
NATION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER OF THE QUESTION.
ANSWER OF THE QUESTION. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS?
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT VACCINES ARE HARMFUL.
THAT VACCINES ARE HARMFUL. EVEN THOUGH THERE’S TONS OF
EVEN THOUGH THERE’S TONS OF DATA.
DATA. THERE’S A DANISH STUDY THAT
THERE’S A DANISH STUDY THAT LOOKED AT OVER 600,000 CHILDREN.
LOOKED AT OVER 600,000 CHILDREN. THEY FOLLOWED THEM AND LOOKED AT
THEY FOLLOWED THEM AND LOOKED AT THEIR VACCINATION RATES AND
THEIR VACCINATION RATES AND AUTISM RATES.
AUTISM RATES. THEY FOUND OUT THAT THOSE THAT
THEY FOUND OUT THAT THOSE THAT GOT VACCINATED WITH THE MMR WERE
GOT VACCINATED WITH THE MMR WERE 7% LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
7% LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM.
AUTISM. IT’S GOING COMPLETELY AGAINST
IT’S GOING COMPLETELY AGAINST THE ONE HORRIBLE STUDY THAT WAS
THE ONE HORRIBLE STUDY THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 1998 THAT SHOWED
DONE BACK IN 1998 THAT SHOWED SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO
SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO AS BEING DISCORRECTED TIME AND
AS BEING DISCORRECTED TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
TIME AGAIN. THAT SET UP THE STRUGGLE.
THAT SET UP THE STRUGGLE. STATES AND THE NATION IS TRYING
STATES AND THE NATION IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LEGISLATE
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LEGISLATE THIS.
THIS. WE HAVE PERSONAL FREEDOMS, BUT
WE HAVE PERSONAL FREEDOMS, BUT WE HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH WHICH IS
WE HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH WHICH IS IMPORTANT, PAESHL WITHESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT, PAESHL WITHESPECIALLY MEASLES.
MEASLES. MEASLES IS VERY CONTAGIOUS.
MEASLES IS VERY CONTAGIOUS. >> PUBLIC HEALTH.
>> PUBLIC HEALTH. AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH
AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH HEALTH CARE COSTS.
HEALTH CARE COSTS. THE NUMBERS FROM THE CDC ARE
THE NUMBERS FROM THE CDC ARE ASTONA
ASTONA ASTONISH
ASTONISH ASTONISHING.
ASTONISHING. VACCINATIONS CAN PREVENT 21
VACCINATIONS CAN PREVENT 21 MILLION HOSPITALIZATIONS.
MILLION HOSPITALIZATIONS. SAVING NEARLY 295 MILLION IN
SAVING NEARLY 295 MILLION IN DIRECT HEALTH COSTS AND $1.38 IN
DIRECT HEALTH COSTS AND $1.38 IN TOTAL SOCIETY COSTS.
TOTAL SOCIETY COSTS. >> IT’S AMAZING.
>> IT’S AMAZING. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’VE SEEN THE
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’VE SEEN THE MEME WILL SOMEBODY HELD A SIGN,
MEME WILL SOMEBODY HELD A SIGN, SEEN POLIO?
SEEN POLIO? NO, YOU CAN FAKE A SCIENTIST.
NO, YOU CAN FAKE A SCIENTIST. THAT’S WHAT IT IS.
THAT’S WHAT IT IS. WHAT’S HAPPENING IS IF YOU LOOK
WHAT’S HAPPENING IS IF YOU LOOK LOOK 50 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE WERE
LOOK 50 YEARS AGO, PEOPLE WERE AFRAID.
AFRAID. THESE ARE DISEASES THAT HAVE
THESE ARE DISEASES THAT HAVE GONE AWAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
GONE AWAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE U.S.
U.S. THEY’VE NEVER SEEN THESE
THEY’VE NEVER SEEN THESE DISEASES.
DISEASES. NOW THEY’RE AFRAID OF THE
NOW THEY’RE AFRAID OF THE VACCINE INSTEAD OF THE DISEASES.
VACCINE INSTEAD OF THE DISEASES. THEY MOVED THAT FEAR.
