Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ask CDC to explore alternative measles treatments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an agency-wide 바카라 게임 웹사이트scientific process바카라 게임 웹사이트 on treating measles and other conditions with medications as well as alternative therapies such as vitamins, HHS said in a statement.
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The HHS statement notes that 바카라 게임 웹사이트the CDC continues to recommend measles vaccination as the most effective way to prevent the disease,바카라 게임 웹사이트 and Kennedy himself has publicly encouraged measles vaccination 바카라 게임 웹사이트 while saying it바카라 게임 웹사이트s a 바카라 게임 웹사이트personal바카라 게임 웹사이트 choice.
However, 바카라 게임 웹사이트we recognize that some individuals and communities across the U.S. may choose not to vaccinate,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the HHS statement says. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Our commitment is to support all families 바카라 게임 웹사이트 regardless of their vaccination status 바카라 게임 웹사이트 in reducing the risk of hospitalization, serious complications, and death from measles.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트Secretary Kennedy will be enlisting the entire agency to activate a scientific process to treat a host of diseases, including measles, with single or multiple existing drugs in combination with vitamins and other modalities,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the statement says. 바카라 게임 웹사이트This effort will involve collaboration with universities nationwide to develop protocols, conduct testing, and pursue approval for new uses of safe and effective therapeutics that meet the highest scientific standards.바카라 게임 웹사이트
As a measles outbreak centered in West Texas continues to grow, reaching nearly 800 cases as of this week, disease experts fear that Kennedy바카라 게임 웹사이트s continuing emphasis on unconventional therapies such as cod liver oil, the antibiotic clarithromycin and the steroid budesonide might take away from efforts to boost vaccination.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트ve got doctors now in these communities that are teaching other doctors how to treat this disease with aerosolized steroids, with budesonide, with clarithromycin and others,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Kennedy said Monday at a town hall event hosted by Dr. Phil McGraw.
The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles after the recommended two doses, but there is no specific treatment for measles once someone is infected.
In severe cases, doctors may offer treatments such as supplemental oxygen and fluids to help patients get through the worst of their illness. The CDC two doses of physician-administered vitamin A in cases of severe measles, such as people who are hospitalized. Infectious disease experts note that the vitamin is most useful in impoverished countries where children are significantly malnourished.
In a posted Thursday, the CDC says that 바카라 게임 웹사이트vitamin A may be used under the supervision of a healthcare provider바카라 게임 웹사이트 and that 바카라 게임 웹사이트other therapies, such as antibiotics should be prescribed based on clinical judgment by an individual healthcare provider.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The overview also notes that although there바카라 게임 웹사이트s no evidence to support routine use of antibiotics in someone with measles, they may be necessary if the person develops a secondary bacterial infection. Likewise, it says that patients with a history of certain airway conditions may be given inhaled steroids.
released last week showed that a growing share of adults in the U.S. have heard false claims about measles and the vaccine, including that vitamin A can prevent infections.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s really important not to conflate what 바카라 게임 웹사이트 [is] supportive or adjunctive care for measles versus curative treatment for measles,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency physician at PM Pediatrics in Annapolis, Maryland, told CNN in March.
In on its website, the American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that 바카라 게임 웹사이트Recent claims that budesonide and clarithromycin cure measles are reckless and put children at serious risk. There is no cure for measles. Immunization is the only way to prevent the spread of measles.바카라 게임 웹사이트