Meningococcal vaccine is a scam–but you may forfeit an education if you refuse
meningococcal vaccine to the schedule required for schoolchildren in Maine.
- 1. How
much benefit? - 2. How
much harm? - 3. How
much does it cost?
there were between zero and one cases of
meningococcal meningitis in Maine last year.
the entire US, only 185 people had a form of meningitis (C, W or Y) that could
potentially be prevented by this vaccine last year.
protect adolescents and young adults, who are at higher risk of this disease.
in children and young adults aged 11 through 23, there were only 21 cases in 2016, in the entire US, that might have been
prevented by vaccination.
immunity. But that isn’t actually true. You
may be surprised to learn that about 1/3 of people carry meningococcus in their
nose at any one time, and the majority continue to carry it–even after they
are vaccinated. So, herd immunity cannot
be achieved for this disease using vaccines.
1.0-1.3% of adults and adolescents had a serious adverse event. Regarding
milder adverse events, over 25% of recipients reported headaches and fatigue. A
rare but very serious side effect, Guillain-Barre syndrome, may occur. The Menactra vaccine package insert estimates
that between zero and five people, per million vaccinated, may get Guillain
Barre syndrome as a result.
meningococcal C, W or Y infection in a year, an additional 0 to 5 people per
million vaccinated will develop Guillain Barre syndrome (within six weeks of
their vaccination).
so bad, it should never have been licensed in the first place.
use.
per dose, and the private sector $113.
doses, at $100/dose, is $40 million dollars, which someone has to pay.
is an expensive boondoggle. The only
beneficiaries of this bill are the pharmaceutical industry and its
handmaidens. Please don’t fall for this
scam.