#Mumps
"About 1 in 3 Americans Say RFK Jr. Recommends Measles Vaccine"

www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/about-1-in-3...

via @appc.upenn.edu

A majority (68%) of respondents say that it is false to state that “vaccines given to children for diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella cause autism,”...
About 1 in 3 Americans Say RFK Jr. Recommends Measles Vaccine | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
1 in 3 U.S. adults say HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends vaccinating children against measles - as many as those who say he does not recommend it.
www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Ain’t nobody told me you posed to get your immunizations updated as an adult!!!

Ain’t had a tetanus, measles, mumps, NOTHING shot since I was 18!!!

Tetanus shots every 5 years??!
September 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the US in nearly 500 years, with a striking 650% increase in cases just between 24 and 25.
Study Foresees Heightened Measles Epidemic Risk for Florida | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.
cmns.umd.edu
September 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Work set to begin on 147-home affordable housing scheme at former Oldham Mumps site
Work set to begin on 147-home affordable housing scheme at former Oldham Mumps site
The development of nearly 150 affordable homes near Oldham town centre is set to get underway this year, a housing association has said
dlvr.it
September 29, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Same or similar, Diana.

As a kid, I had Measles (but not German Measles) and Mumps, but not Rubella. The MMR vaccine didn't exist at that time. I'm ridiculously well vaxxed now (sorry, RFK, Jr.) so I've had two Shingles shots and also now a booster MMR. And, yeah, 65+ flu and the newest Covid too.
September 29, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I'm 67 years old. I got an MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) booster a few months ago. I was vaccinated for it in the 1960's. I'm not taking any chances with these clowns. Nope.
September 29, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Aztecs football report: SDSU has more cases of mumps as prep begins for Pac-12 opener
Aztecs football report: SDSU has more cases of mumps as prep begins for Pac-12 opener
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September 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new University of Maryland study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States in nearly 50 years.
cmns.umd.edu/news-events/...
Study Foresees Heightened Measles Epidemic Risk for Florida | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland
UMD mathematicians predict the dramatic impact of a proposal to repeal Florida’s measles vaccine mandate.
cmns.umd.edu
September 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Those of us who got measles, mumps and rubella as kids might have immunity but can still remember the illness. Not recommended. Can also rember kids with lasting damage from measles. Vaccination works.
September 28, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This is on Donald Trump's watch...

"Two of the deaths were among unvaccinated adults: an 18-year-old and a 40-year-old. The other two deaths were among infants who were too young to have received the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine."

abcnews.com/Health/penns...
Pennsylvania surpasses 900 measles cases with 13 new confirmed infections: Officials
At least 13 new measles cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania, bringing the total so far this year to 903, the state health department said Monday.
abcnews.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
""Now, as Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new University of Maryland study predicts that such a policy ...
September 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Observation:

RFK Jr. may be measles’ best ambassador—and the pro bono lawyer for polio—mumps—rubella—whooping cough+measles.

He weakens vaccine guidance. Now vaccination rates are falling.

He's such a great advocate for diseases, what’s next?

Would he defund HIV/AIDS research?

He already did!
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September 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Vaccines don’t cause autism. But vaccines can help prevent it. This study found an increase in autism rates among babies born with rubella, who were infected by their moms during pregnancy. Vaccinating against rubella with the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) prevents infection.
Study: Infections at birth substantially increase the risk of autism and intellectual disability

A new study out of Sweden looked at 35 years of data, comparing people born with a congenital infection to their siblings.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4yju8u2
September 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I caught the measles and the mumps as a small child. I’m in my fifties now and I still remember how sick I was. Vaccinations are so, so important.
September 28, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I was a kid before some vaccines were available. I don't have lots of specific memories before I was 10, but I do remember the searing pain from having mumps.

Fortunately got the polio vaccine when it came out, like this guy in my state. Gov. Mike DeWine as a 2nd grader-
ysnews.com/news/2021/04...?
News from the Past: Gov. DeWine's first vaccine • The Yellow Springs News
ysnews.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
If you bring back mumps as well measles you’ll render young American men infertile
September 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I’m guessing because they have never felt the symptoms of mumps or chicken pox or have seen the permanent damage of polio or measles.
September 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
It’s a special blend of radiation and sweeteners that wards off measles, mumps, and rubella. Oh, it cure polio, too.
September 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I'm with you, minus the whooping cough - never had that.
But I had the mumps so badly that my mother (who was from farm country and didn't call the doctor for much of anything) actually called the doc out to our house in a blizzard.

I had strep along with mumps. Really sick. I was 9. Vaccinate!
September 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Doctor said measles is okay but my mumps immunity is weak.
September 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I had measles as a kid (AND mumps, German measles and chickenpox). Every one was excruciating, intolerable pain that lasted for days and days.

Imagine you've just come into this world... and the very first thing you experience is excruciating, intolerable pain that lasts for days and days...
September 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I am old enough to have had measles, rubella, mumps, chicken pox and whooping cough. Missed polio.

Damn miserable, still have some pox scars.
September 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The “S” Word
pauloffit.substack.com/p/the-s-word...

RFK Jr is a disaster at HHS; his "Big Lie" is that the MMR vaccine is not safe. It is. Decades of clinical studies and worldwide use support its safety and efficacy over natural infections with measles, mumps and rubella(doi.org/10.1002/1465...)
The “S” Word
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership, public health officials are hesitant to say that the MMR vaccine is safe.
pauloffit.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:48 AM