SITES. NBC’S KRISTEN DAHLGREN PICKING
NBC’S KRISTEN DAHLGREN PICKING UP THE STORY FROM THERE.
UP THE STORY FROM THERE. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, GUYS.
>> GOOD MORNING, GUYS. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION NOW CALLS VACCINE HESITANCY ONE
NOW CALLS VACCINE HESITANCY ONE OF THE TOP TEN THREATS TO GLOBAL
OF THE TOP TEN THREATS TO GLOBAL HEALTH, AND ETHAN LINDENBERGER
HEALTH, AND ETHAN LINDENBERGER SAYS HE SAW FIRSTHAND HOW
SAYS HE SAW FIRSTHAND HOW MISINFORMATION PUT HIM AND THE
MISINFORMATION PUT HIM AND THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM AT RISK.
PEOPLE AROUND HIM AT RISK. >> MY MOTHER WOULD TURN TO
>> MY MOTHER WOULD TURN TO ANTIVACCINE GROUPS ONLINE AND ON
ANTIVACCINE GROUPS ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA LOOKING FOR HER
SOCIAL MEDIA LOOKING FOR HER EVIDENCE AND DEFENSE RATHER THAN
EVIDENCE AND DEFENSE RATHER THAN HEALTH OFFICIALS AND CREDIBLE
HEALTH OFFICIALS AND CREDIBLE SOURCES.
SOURCES. >> OHIO TEEN ETHAN LINDENBURGER
>> OHIO TEEN ETHAN LINDENBURGER BLAMED SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HIS
BLAMED SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HIS MOM’S VIEWS ON VACCINATION.
MOM’S VIEWS ON VACCINATION. WHEN HE TURNED 18 HE DEFIED HER
WHEN HE TURNED 18 HE DEFIED HER DOING HIS OWN RESEARCH AND
DOING HIS OWN RESEARCH AND GETTING VACCINATED.
GETTING VACCINATED. >> WHERE DID YOU GET MOST OF
>> WHERE DID YOU GET MOST OF YOUR INFORMATION?
YOUR INFORMATION? >> NOT FACEBOOK, WORLD HEALTH
>> NOT FACEBOOK, WORLD HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION,
DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION, SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND CITED
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND CITED INFORMATION FROM THOSE
INFORMATION FROM THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
ORGANIZATIONS. >> I’D LOVE TO BE A GUEST AT
>> I’D LOVE TO BE A GUEST AT THANKSGIVING AT YOUR HOUSE.
THANKSGIVING AT YOUR HOUSE. >> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS SAY
>> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER.
IT’S NO LAUGHING MATTER. SO-CALLED ANTIVAKSERS HAVE
SO-CALLED ANTIVAKSERS HAVE BLANKETED SOCIAL MEDIA WITH
BLANKETED SOCIAL MEDIA WITH MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND
MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND HUNDREDS OF ANTI-VACCINE
HUNDREDS OF ANTI-VACCINE WEBSITES DESIGNED TO SCARE
WEBSITES DESIGNED TO SCARE FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. >> THE ONLY SCIENCE THAT’S
>> THE ONLY SCIENCE THAT’S SETTLED IS THAT VACCINES HARM.
SETTLED IS THAT VACCINES HARM. >> PARENTS WILL SAY I DON’T
>> PARENTS WILL SAY I DON’T REMEMBER GETTING A LOT OF
REMEMBER GETTING A LOT OF VACCINES WHEN I WAS A KID, AND
VACCINES WHEN I WAS A KID, AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS YOU
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS YOU DIDN’T.
DIDN’T. >> BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME, I
>> BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME, I SAW A DIFFERENCE.
SAW A DIFFERENCE. HIS DEMEANOR CHANGED.
HIS DEMEANOR CHANGED. HIS FACE, HIS EYES.
HIS FACE, HIS EYES. THERE WAS AN EMPTINESS, A
THERE WAS AN EMPTINESS, A BLANKNESS TO HIS EYES.
BLANKNESS TO HIS EYES. >> Reporter: AND DROWN OUT REAL
>> Reporter: AND DROWN OUT REAL SCIENCE AND INFORMATION.
SCIENCE AND INFORMATION. >> THOSE ANECDOTES CAN TEAR AT
>> THOSE ANECDOTES CAN TEAR AT YOUR HEART, BUT THEY DON’T BRING
YOUR HEART, BUT THEY DON’T BRING YOU TO THE PART WHERE YOU LEARN
YOU TO THE PART WHERE YOU LEARN THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SAFETY OF
THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SAFETY OF VACCINES.
VACCINES. >> SOME WORRY ANTIVACCINE
>> SOME WORRY ANTIVACCINE CAMPAIGNS MAY BE TO BLAME FOR
CAMPAIGNS MAY BE TO BLAME FOR MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN 11 STATES,
MEASLES OUTBREAKS IN 11 STATES, MOSTLY AMONG UNVACCINATED
MOSTLY AMONG UNVACCINATED CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2019
IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2019 THE CDC HAS REPORTED MORE CASES
THE CDC HAS REPORTED MORE CASES OF MEASLES THAN IN ALL OF 2016
OF MEASLES THAN IN ALL OF 2016 AND 2017 COMBINED.
AND 2017 COMBINED. >> IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH
>> IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH NIGHTMARE, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE
NIGHTMARE, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY GETTING
CHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY GETTING THE DISEASES THAT WERE
THE DISEASES THAT WERE ELIMINATED FROM OUR COUNTRY
ELIMINATED FROM OUR COUNTRY YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW MOST
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW MOST STATES ALLOW RELIGIOUS
STATES ALLOW RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINATIONS AND
EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINATIONS AND 17 STATES ALLOW PERSONAL BELIEF
17 STATES ALLOW PERSONAL BELIEF EXEMPTIONS.
EXEMPTIONS. UNDER GROWING PRESSURE TO COMBAT
UNDER GROWING PRESSURE TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION, SOCIAL MEDIA
MISINFORMATION, SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ARE TAKING ACTION.
COMPANIES ARE TAKING ACTION. YOUTUBE NOW POSTS EDUCATIONAL
YOUTUBE NOW POSTS EDUCATIONAL LINKS ABOUT VACCINES BELOW ALL
LINKS ABOUT VACCINES BELOW ALL ANTI-VAXX VIDEOS.
ANTI-VAXX VIDEOS. FACEBOOK SAYS IT TRIES TO FACT
FACEBOOK SAYS IT TRIES TO FACT CHECK VACCINE POSTS AND THOSE
CHECK VACCINE POSTS AND THOSE WITH INACCURACIES RANK LOWER IN
WITH INACCURACIES RANK LOWER IN PEOPLE’S FEEDS THAN TRUTHFUL
PEOPLE’S FEEDS THAN TRUTHFUL ARTICLES.
ARTICLES. AS FOR THE LINDENBERGER’S
AS FOR THE LINDENBERGER’S ETHAN’S SIBLINGS STILL ARE NOT
ETHAN’S SIBLINGS STILL ARE NOT VACCINATED.
VACCINATED. >> FOR MY MOTHER, HER LOVE,
>> FOR MY MOTHER, HER LOVE, AFFECTION AND CARE AS A PARENT
AFFECTION AND CARE AS A PARENT WAS USED TO PUSH AN AGENDA TO
WAS USED TO PUSH AN AGENDA TO CREATE A FALSE DISTRESS.
CREATE A FALSE DISTRESS. AND THESE SOURCES THAT SPREAD
AND THESE SOURCES THAT SPREAD MISINFORMATION SHOULD BE THE
MISINFORMATION SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE AMERICAN
PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> ETHAN’S MOM SAYS SHE RESPECTS
>> ETHAN’S MOM SAYS SHE RESPECTS HIS DECISION AS AN ADULT, AND
HIS DECISION AS AN ADULT, AND SHE IS EXTREMELY PROUD.
SHE IS EXTREMELY PROUD. FACEBOOK TOLD US IT’S WORKING ON
FACEBOOK TOLD US IT’S WORKING ON ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO COMBAT
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO COMBAT VACCINE MISINFORMATION.
VACCINE MISINFORMATION. THOSE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
THOSE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE ON
>> SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE ON THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SURE.
THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SURE. >>> WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN NBC
>>> WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN NBC NEWS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT
NEWS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN TORRES TO TALK TO US
DR. JOHN TORRES TO TALK TO US ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
ABOUT ALL OF THIS. >> I WAS TALKING TO YOU IN THE
>> I WAS TALKING TO YOU IN THE BREAK AND ASKING IF PEOPLE WHO
BREAK AND ASKING IF PEOPLE WHO GET -- THEY SAY IF YOU DON’T GET
GET -- THEY SAY IF YOU DON’T GET VACCINATED YOU’RE THREATENING
VACCINATED YOU’RE THREATENING OTHERS, AND I ALWAYS WONDER WHY
OTHERS, AND I ALWAYS WONDER WHY IS THAT?
IS THAT? BECAUSE THE OTHERS DO HAVE THE
BECAUSE THE OTHERS DO HAVE THE VACCINE, SO WHY SHOULD THEY BE
VACCINE, SO WHY SHOULD THEY BE AT RISK?
AT RISK? >> THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT
>> THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT CAN’T GET THE VACCINE.
CAN’T GET THE VACCINE. THEY HAVE IMMUNE ISSUES TO BEGIN
THEY HAVE IMMUNE ISSUES TO BEGIN WITH.
WITH. NO VACCINE IS 100% EFFECTIVE.
NO VACCINE IS 100% EFFECTIVE. IF IT’S 70 TO 90% WE’RE VERY
IF IT’S 70 TO 90% WE’RE VERY HAPPY.
HAPPY. THAT MEANS IF YOU GET A VACCINE,
THAT MEANS IF YOU GET A VACCINE, IF THERE’S ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT
IF THERE’S ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT SAME INFECTION, LET’S
HAVE THAT SAME INFECTION, LET’S SAY MEASLES, THEN THERE’S A
SAY MEASLES, THEN THERE’S A CHANCE YOU COULD GET IT IF YOU
CHANCE YOU COULD GET IT IF YOU GET EXPOSED ENOUGH TO IT.
GET EXPOSED ENOUGH TO IT. IT CAN SPREAD TO ONES WITHOUT
IT CAN SPREAD TO ONES WITHOUT VACCINES AND OTHERS AS WELL.
VACCINES AND OTHERS AS WELL. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE MYTHS.
THESE MYTHS. ONE IS THEY THINK THAT THE
ONE IS THEY THINK THAT THE VACCINES WILL BRING ON AUTISM.
VACCINES WILL BRING ON AUTISM. WHAT ARE THE FACTS ON IT?
WHAT ARE THE FACTS ON IT? >> THAT’S THE ONE THAT STARTED
>> THAT’S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE WHOLE THING BACK IN THE
THE WHOLE THING BACK IN THE ’90s.
’90s. THERE’S A STUDY THAT HAS BEEN
THERE’S A STUDY THAT HAS BEEN DISPROVEN, A BAD STUDY.
DISPROVEN, A BAD STUDY. MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN
MULTIPLE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THERE’S NO CONNECTION.
THERE’S NO CONNECTION. DENMARK RELEASED A STUDY THIS
DENMARK RELEASED A STUDY THIS WEEK, 600,000 CHILDREN THEY
WEEK, 600,000 CHILDREN THEY FOLLOWED THEM FOR TEN YEARS,
FOLLOWED THEM FOR TEN YEARS, THEY LOOKED AT THEIR VACCINE
THEY LOOKED AT THEIR VACCINE SCHEDULE AND WHETHER THEY
SCHEDULE AND WHETHER THEY DEVELOPED AUTISM.
DEVELOPED AUTISM. THEY FOUND OUT NO CONNECTION
THEY FOUND OUT NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO.
BETWEEN THE TWO. IN THE STUDY THOSE WHO RECEIVED
IN THE STUDY THOSE WHO RECEIVED THE MMR VACCINE WERE 7% LESS
THE MMR VACCINE WERE 7% LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM.
LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM. IT MEANS THERE’S NO CONNECTION.
IT MEANS THERE’S NO CONNECTION. >> ALL OF US HAVE SMALL
>> ALL OF US HAVE SMALL CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. WE’VE TAKEN OUR KIDS IN FOR
WE’VE TAKEN OUR KIDS IN FOR THESE VASCULAR NATIONS.CCINATION
THESE VASCULAR NATIONS.CCINATION IT CAN BE A BIT ALARMING.
IT CAN BE A BIT ALARMING. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO THINK AN INFANT’S BODY CAN’T
THINK AN INFANT’S BODY CAN’T HANDLE THAT MANY VACCINATIONS.
HANDLE THAT MANY VACCINATIONS. >> AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE
>> AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
IMMUNE SYSTEM. INFANT’S IMMUNE SYSTEM ISN’T
INFANT’S IMMUNE SYSTEM ISN’T STRONG ENOUGH.
STRONG ENOUGH. THEY HAVE VERY STRONG IMMUNE
THEY HAVE VERY STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEMS TO BEGIN WITH YOU’VE
SYSTEMS TO BEGIN WITH YOU’VE SEEN YOUR KID RUN AROUND, THEY
SEEN YOUR KID RUN AROUND, THEY HAVE A TEMPERATURE OF 103, AND
HAVE A TEMPERATURE OF 103, AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY’RE NORMAL.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY’RE NORMAL. THEY’RE VERY STRONG.
THEY’RE VERY STRONG. THEY CAN TAKE THESE SHOTS.
THEY CAN TAKE THESE SHOTS. THEY GET EXPOSED TO THOUSANDS OF
THEY GET EXPOSED TO THOUSANDS OF GERMS EVERY DAY.
GERMS EVERY DAY. THESE SHOTS HAVE A FEW GERMS IN
THESE SHOTS HAVE A FEW GERMS IN THEM.
THEM. IT’S A SMALL PRANL OFERCENTAGE O
IT’S A SMALL PRANL OFERCENTAGE O THEY GET EXPOSED TO.
THEY GET EXPOSED TO. >> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SAY THE
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SAY THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS BETTER
HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN ANY VACCINE.
THAN ANY VACCINE. >> IF YOU GET EXPOSED TO IT IT
>> IF YOU GET EXPOSED TO IT IT IS BETTER.
IS BETTER. MEASLES HAS A 1 IN 500 DEATH
MEASLES HAS A 1 IN 500 DEATH RATE.
RATE. THE VACCINE HAS A 1 IN MILLION
THE VACCINE HAS A 1 IN MILLION CHANCE OF GETTING AN ALLERGIC
CHANCE OF GETTING AN ALLERGIC REACTION.
REACTION. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BALANCE
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BALANCE THERE.
THERE. YOU HAVE TO BE EXPOSED TO DAILY
YOU HAVE TO BE EXPOSED TO DAILY DISEASES TO BE PROTECTED FROM
