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Republicans pile onto conspiracy theories about vote counting

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first_imgHe has help.Rep. Paul Gosar bragged about having joined Trump supporters outside the site where ballots were being counted in Maricopa County. The aggressive group was apparently motivated by a conspiracy theory about votes being changed rather than counted, and it included far-right anti-immigration activists and threatened reporters. – Advertisement – That’s the substance of Republican angst: Votes are being counted, and those votes may not go the way Republicans want them to go. That must be the result of conspiracy and cheating and outright theft by Democrats, they claim, with a big dose of rage that the votes of Black people are being counted at all.Meanwhile, Joe Biden’s message is simple: “Every vote must be counted.” Rep. Kevin Brady repeated Trump’s lies about vote counting being conducted in secrecy, cloaking a lie as a call for transparency. That transparency already exists, however—though law enforcement in more than one city has had to defend vote-counting sites against mobs of Trump supporters trying to get inside to disrupt counting. Rep. Jim Banks tied together a Peter Strzok conspiracy theory with a reference to “the shady ballot counting happening in WI, MI and PA.” You know, the ballot counting. Which Republicans insist must be shady, because it’s not going their way.The majority of the Pennsylvania state House tweeted that “The failure of Pennsylvania to have firm election results on Election Day is an openly partisan failure by Democrats from the Wolf administration to the PA Supreme Court.” Except the failure of Pennsylvania to have firm election results on Election Day is a direct result of Republican legislators blocking election officials from counting or even processing mail ballots before Election Day!Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich enthusiastically jumped on board with claims that “Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are all being stolen by Democrats.” Again, because votes are being counted.- Advertisement –center_img – Advertisement –last_img read more

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When Will We Know Election Results Today?

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first_img– Advertisement – When will we know the results?This will probably vary significantly from state to state. Let’s take them one at a time.AlaskaAlaska may well be the last state to be called, because officials there won’t even begin counting mail ballots, or early in-person ballots cast after Oct. 29, for another week. That being said, it’s a red state and isn’t really competitive. Mr. Trump will probably win here pretty easily, and Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican, probably will too.Arizona- Advertisement – In the presidential race, as of 11 a.m. Eastern, we did not yet know who won Alaska (3 electoral votes), Arizona (11), Georgia (16), Nevada (6), North Carolina (15) or Pennsylvania (20).With the three calls made on Wednesday — Michigan and Wisconsin for Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Maine’s Second Congressional District for President Trump — Mr. Biden has 253 confirmed electoral votes and would need 17 more to win. President Trump has 214 confirmed electoral votes and would need 56 more to win. As of 11 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, six states that will decide the next president remained uncalled, as did a handful of Senate races that will determine who controls the chamber.Here’s where things stand on Day 3, when you can expect final results, and how to follow along as this extraordinary election unfolds.What are we waiting for?- Advertisement – Georgia has two races involving Republican incumbents whom Democrats hope to unseat. One, between Senator David Perdue and Jon Ossoff, is very likely to go to a runoff in January. The other race will definitely require a runoff between the incumbent, Kelly Loeffler, and Raphael Warnock, a Democrat.center_img Officials in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and where many votes are still uncounted, said they would release an update on the results after 9 p.m. Eastern.GeorgiaElections officials in Georgia said they aimed to finish counting by noon on Thursday.The state might have been called already if not for a burst pipe at a site in Fulton County where election officials were counting absentee ballots, which delayed the counting process in and around Atlanta.Mr. Trump was ahead in Georgia by less than half a percentage point with 96 percent of the estimated vote counted, but Mr. Biden has been steadily closing the gap, and the uncounted ballots are mostly in Democratic areas. The race could end up close enough for a recount.NevadaMr. Biden has a slim lead in Nevada, but it’s much closer than experts expected going in, and the state will accept mail ballots received through Nov. 10 as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.The state is expected to release more results around noon on Thursday.North CarolinaMr. Trump is narrowly ahead in North Carolina with 95 percent of estimated votes counted. But North Carolina will accept mail-in ballots that arrive through Nov. 12, and it’s possible that the race won’t be called until then.PennsylvaniaThere are a lot of uncounted votes in major metropolitan areas of Pennsylvania — mostly in Philadelphia, but some in Pittsburgh too — and while Mr. Trump remains ahead by about two percentage points, Mr. Biden has been steadily making up ground. The vote tally is being continually updated.The Trump campaign is also fiercely contesting Pennsylvania ballots in the courts, which could drag the process out.Reporting was contributed by Nick Corasaniti, Reid J. Epstein, Trip Gabriel, Kathleen Gray, Jennifer Medina and Stephanie Saul. Arizona could be called on Thursday, but probably not until late in the day. Mr. Biden is leading by a little over two percentage points with about 86 percent of the estimated vote counted, and some news outlets, including The Associated Press and Fox News, have already called it for him. The New York Times and others have not done so. Four Senate races were uncalled in three states: Alaska, Georgia and North Carolina. Two other races were called on Wednesday: The Republican incumbent in Maine, Senator Susan Collins, and the Democratic incumbent in Michigan, Senator Gary Peters, both won re-election.- Advertisement –last_img read more

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‘A New Day in America’: Biden Victory Prompts Spontaneous Celebrations

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first_imgJulie Bosman reported from Chicago, Lucy Tompkins from Bismarck, N.D., and Sabrina Tavernise from Washington. Reporting was contributed by Mike Baker in Seattle, Tim Arango in Los Angeles, Sarah Mervosh in Cleveland, Frances Robles in Miami, Stacy M. Brown in Harrisburg, Pa. and Kathleen Gray in Lansing, Mich. “I feel liberated,” said Linda Gomez, 37, an activist who has worked to promote rights for convicted felons and who herself was formerly incarcerated. She added, “Today is the people’s day.”Ms. Gomez, like others there, said voting out President Trump would not be enough to achieve the changes voters were seeking.- Advertisement – – Advertisement – He said some of his friends on social media were popping bottles of Champagne while others were saying, “Fight this, fight this.” He read a tweet from Mr. Trump in which the president claimed to have won the election, and said it made him think wistfully about how John McCain had accepted defeat in 2008.“I believe in decorum,” said Mr. Hanna, who added that he was considering changing his registration to independent. “I believe in handling wins and handling losses with grace.”Across the street, four sheriff’s deputies sat in an unmarked black S.U.V., keeping an eye out.- Advertisement – “We have to make sure things are implemented,” she said. “We have to hold Biden accountable.”Sitting outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Christian Hanna, 31, stopped his afternoon bike ride to take in the election news after he noticed his phone, balanced on the handlebars of his bike, “blowing up” with the updates.Mr. Hanna is a registered Republican who said he disagreed with the divisive tone of Mr. Trump’s speeches and also disagreed with parts of Mr. Biden’s record. He said he voted for a third-party candidate, Jo Jorgensen.- Advertisement –last_img read more

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Biggest ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Controversies Through the Years

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first_img“As we embark on a new creative direction, he departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success,” ABC and BBC said in a statement at the time. “Erin will also not be returning, and we appreciate all that she brought to the ballroom. Fans have been rooting for her since she originally competed as a contestant back in 2010, and her signature sense of humor has become a hallmark of the show.”The show’s executive producer Andrew Llinares later opened up about the decision to cut Andrews and Bergeron and cast Tyra Banks as their replacement.- Advertisement – “I think it’s all about evolution. I think any show like this that has been on many, many seasons needs to continue to evolve,” he told reporters in September 2020. “I think changing the host was all about evolution, it was about making the show feel fresh, making it feel new [and] kind of make it reach out — maybe to a new audience as well, as well as the audience that’s been there for years.”The hosts aren’t the only ones to start a controversy on the show! The judges, the pros and the celebrities have also made many headlines through the years. Scroll through the gallery below for some of the biggest moments. With every popular show comes a fair share of backlash. Ever since the 2005 debut of Dancing With the Stars, fans have been very vocal about what they do and don’t like — and who deserves to be on the show.One of the biggest shakeups came ahead in July 2020 when Tom Bergeron announced that after hosting the show since the series premiere, he was axed from the show, along with cohost Erin Andrews. The sportscaster had joined him in 2014 and the duo quickly became fan favorites.- Advertisement –center_img – Advertisement –last_img read more

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Scott Disick Tells Kourtney About Going to Rehab in ‘KUWTK’ Teaser

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first_img“In my mind, I’m thinking, I wasted all this time. I can’t have any privacy. I can’t have anytime by myself. This is ruined. I just can’t handle having nothing really to do,” he said to the camera, reflecting on his choice to check himself into a rehabilitation facility in May. “The truth was I started feeling more and more anxious, more and more depressed. Like I was going to do something bad if I didn’t figure something out or take myself out of this position. I think now is the time to work on it.”The New York native continued speaking to Kardashian, telling her on the phone that despite going to therapy every week he “never” has “any breakthroughs and I never feel happy.”He continued: “I didn’t grieve my parents correctly or give it enough time. I just want to be the best person I can be for my family. I just want to learn how to deal with everything the right way.” He noted his plan was to go for “at least a month” to regroup.- Advertisement – – Advertisement – Bettering himself. Scott Disick opened up to Kourtney Kardashian about feeling trapped amid the coronavirus pandemic in a Keeping Up With the Kardashians sneak peek from the upcoming Thursday, November 12, episode.The Talentless founder, 37, called his ex, 41, during the KUWTK teaser to explain why he needed to go to rehab for “past traumas” relating to the loss of his parents.- Advertisement – After Kardashian agreed to look after the pair’s three children, sons Mason, 10, and Reign, 5, and daughter Penelope, 8, she told the camera how she felt about Disick’s decision.“I am caught a little off guard, because for the first time Scott isn’t being asked to go away,” she explained. “He isn’t having an issue with alcohol or drugs. It’s his ideas so it feels really different.”The Poosh creator added: “I want him to be the best that he can for my kids, and for himself and for me so I am more than happy to support him in any way that I can.”Us Weekly confirmed on May 4 that Disick entered a treatment facility in Colorado, citing “past trauma” as the reason for his stay. Hours later, the reality star left the rehab center after a picture of him at the lodge was published online.“Scott’s breakup and past issues with Kourtney and his parents’ deaths [in October 2013 and January 2014] have deeply affected him,” a source told Us at the time. “Although it didn’t always show up in a negative way, these are things he’s constantly had to battle and live with that don’t go away overnight. … The quarantine has taken a toll on him and brought up old feelings and habits that may have not been fully resolved.”A second source told Us that Kardashian “encouraged Scott to go to rehab and specially APN Lodge because she saw he was struggling.”Shortly after his rehab stay, Disick and Sofia Richie split after nearly three years together. The pair briefly got back together, but called it quits for good in August.“Scott is doing his own thing,” a source told Us earlier this month. “[He’s] in a good place and dating around.”Keeping Up With the Kardashians airs on E! Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.Listen to Watch With Us to hear more about your favorite shows and for the latest TV news! “I was just thinking, this whole COVID, staying in, no structure, it doesn’t work for me,” Disick said while on speaker phone in the clip. “It’s making me feel like I just can’t handle staying home, not working. Recently all I’ve been doing is trying to find things to do.”He explained that he even rented a house in Malibu to try and “escape,” but that experience “turned into a total s—tshow” when the press found him.Scott Tells Kourtney About Going Rehab Amid COVID-19 KUWTK TeaserScott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian. YouTube (2)The Flip It Like Disick alum revealed during his confessional that he was “tired” with all the ups and downs surrounding the worldwide health crisis.- Advertisement –last_img read more

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Turkish GP Practice: F1 back in Istanbul LIVE!

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‘Million MAGA March’ draws thousands of extremists to D.C. claiming Trump won the election

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first_imgThroughout the event, far-right extremists of a variety of stripes announced their presence: White nationalists from Nicholas Fuentes’ “Groyper Army” rushed to lead the march from the White House to the Congress and Supreme Court buildings, their blue “America First” banners held high. Oath Keepers and other militiamen, wearing body armor and prepared for battle—though unarmed, since Washington forbids open carry of guns within its city limits—joined eagerly in the March.WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: People participate in the “Million MAGA March†from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court, on November 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump marching to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)The crowd was estimated to number in the low tens of thousands.At one point, Fuentes addressed the crowd with a bullhorn. “We’re up against the media, and against the giant corporations, and against the swamp, and the government, and the CIA, and the FBI, and the intelligence community, and it is a pretty big path ahead of us,” he said. “There are a lot of them, and they wield much power. But I think to myself this: I have much confidence in known that God is on our side!” The crowd roared.Alex Jones’ and his Infowars operation were also easy to find, particularly Jones himself, who joined the Proud Boys in their morning march, and then was surrounded by them for “security” as they marched. “This is what America looks like!” they chanted as they went.- Advertisement – QAnon conspiracy cultists were also present in abundant numbers. At one point, the crowd collectively chanted the QAnon slogan: “Where we go one, we go all!”Violence at the event was relatively limited during the day, due to a light turnout of counterprotesters, most of whom gathered near the Supreme Court building. Some fighting broke out between them and rallygoers, mostly involving pushing and shoving. Metro police moved to create a barrier between the two factions, with the antifascists mostly relegated to a small patch of ground at the rally destination.Several pro-Trump speakers at the event bore mainstream Republican credentials, but their rhetoric was straight out of the far-right insurrectionary handbook. Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas, for instance, told the crowd that their fight against the election outcome was not merely about Trump, “this is about the future of America,” he said. “This is a multidimensional war.”- Advertisement – – Advertisement – Members of "The Proud Boys" join supporters of US President Donald Trump during a rally in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2020. - Supporters are backing Trump's claim that the November 3 election was fraudulent. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Militiamen wearing body armor were a common sight at the Saturday rally.From the outset, the aggregation of white nationalists, street brawlers, “Patriot” militiamen, and conspiracy theorists who had organized and promoted the event on social media made their presence felt. Even before the mid-morning event was scheduled to start, a block-long phalanx of several hundred thuggish Proud Boys marched through downtown Washington, chanting “Fuck antifa” and “USA! USA!” as they made their way to Liberty Plaza near the White House, the event’s main gathering point.Trump had promoted the event in a tweet Friday, saying he found the rally “heartwarming,” and that he “may even try to stop by and say hello.” And indeed he did, cruising past the marchers in his limousine and waving to them from inside a rear passenger window, en route to a day on the golf course.- Advertisement – Gohmert called for an Egypt-style revolution to take to the streets and rise up against the election result. He also suggested that elections in California and New York were fraudulent, so their entire results should simply be tossed out (which would indeed reverse the election’s outcome). “This was a cheated election,” he claimed.Former presidential adviser Sebastian Gorka also addressed the crowd, urging them to refuse to accept a Biden victory. “Here’s the path to victory,” he said. “This is a Republic, we don’t let 51% dictate to 49%,” adding: “The only fascists are Antifa, and BLM are racists.”“We have to put the pressure on,” Gorka continued. “You get on the streets. You get your MAGA hat on and you send a message to the state senatte. If you certify a fraudulent election, you will never, ever get re-elected.”“We don’t want violence, but we will never let them steal our republic,” he concluded. “Get your MAGA on!”last_img read more

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Jack Grealish set for third England start in a row – Papers | Football News

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first_imgJack Grealish is set for his third England start in a row as Gareth Southgate makes a U-turn on the Aston VIlla midfielder.Liverpool are hopeful Andy Robertson and Jordan Henderson will be fit for the Leicester clash this weekend.Anthony Martial is reportedly training away from the rest of the France squad after suffering a back complaint in the win over Portugal.- Advertisement – Augusta National has dampened hopes that the 2021 Masters will be played in front of full galleries, warning that even if there is a successful vaccine widely available by April, the crowd numbers are still likely to be extremely limited.THE GUARDIANGareth Southgate wants a rethink on the Premier League’s limit of three substitutions per side per match as he fears players could suffer serious injury in the hectic fixture schedule caused by the coronavirus pandemic.THE SUNChelsea and Napoli are reportedly in talks over a loan deal for Emerson Palmieri.Premier League flop Fabio Borini is reportedly set for a career lifeline with Turkish side Goztepe.Barcelona wonderkid Alejandro Balde, 17, has been promoted to the first-team by Ronald Koeman and is ready to push Jordi Alba for a starting spot.DAILY MAILMikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal are still ‘a long way’ from where the club should be after an indifferent start to the season.Luis Suarez and goalkeeper Rodrigo Munoz have tested positive for coronavirus, the Uruguayan Football Association said on Monday.Bayern Munich have joined Arsenal, Real Madrid and AC Milan in the race to sign Hungarian starlet Dominik Szoboszlai.Paris Saint-Germain are ready to offer Sergio Ramos a three-year deal worth a staggering £18m per season – after tax – to lure the veteran defender from Real Madrid, according to reports.Manchester United have plenty of work on their hands to land Braga star David Carmo with at least 10 clubs interested in his services, according to reports. DAILY TELEGRAPHGareth Southgate is under mounting pressure from Piers Morgan to disclose details of his positive coronavirus test following an encounter between them days earlier.Bristol City’s preparations to face Derby County for Wayne Rooney’s first game as part of a management team have been thrown into crisis after the Championship club were forced to shut their training ground because of a coronavirus outbreak.- Advertisement – Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…DAILY MIRROR- Advertisement – – Advertisement –last_img read more

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IOM finds no link between thimerosal and autism

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first_imgMay 19, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) says it can find no evidence that thimerosal-containing vaccines or the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism and recommended that the search for the cause of the disorder focus on other possibilities.Three years ago, the IOM’s Immunization Safety Review Committee said the idea of a link between thimerosal and autism was “biologically plausible” despite a lack of clear evidence. But in a new report, the committee says several large epidemiologic studies since 2001 have turned up no evidence of a link between thimerosal in vaccines or MMR vaccine and autism. In addition, researchers have found no evidence of any biologic mechanism by which vaccines could cause autism, the committee says.”The overwhelming evidence from several well-designed studies indicates that childhood vaccines are not associated with autism,” committee Chair Marie McCormick stated in an IOM news release. McCormick is the Sumner and Esther Feldberg professor of child and maternal health at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.Adding that the IOM strongly supports continued research on the causes of autism, McCormick said, “Resources would be used most effectively if they were directed toward those avenues of inquiry that offer the greatest promise for answers. Without supporting evidence, the vaccine hypothesis does not hold such promise.”Thimerosal, which contains ethyl mercury, has been used as a preservative in vaccines since the 1930s. Since 1999 it has been removed from most of the vaccines routinely recommended for infants and children. It is still used in injectable influenza vaccine, though some thimerosal-free flu vaccine is expected to be available this year.This year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended for the first time that all 6- to 23-month-old children receive annual flu shots. In doing so, the agency did not call for the use of thimerosal-free vaccine, saying the risk of flu complications far outweighs any possible risk from thimerosal in the vaccine. (Removing thimerosal from the flu vaccine requires extra steps that waste some vaccine and increase its cost, according to vaccine manufacturers.) The CDC position has stirred protests from groups that have asserted for years that vaccines, and thimerosal in particular, may cause neurodevelopmental disorders.The IOM revisited the MMR and thimerosal issues because of evidence that has accumulated since 2001, according to the IOM statement.”Five large epidemiological studies conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Sweden since 2001 consistently provided evidence that there is no assocation between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism,” the IOM said. “Similarly, 14 large epidemiological studies consistently showed no association between the MMR vaccine and autism.”The panel also reviewed five studies that linked autism with thimerosal and two that linked the disorder with MMR vaccine. Those studies were found to have flaws that invalidated their stated findings, the IOM said.The committee also reviewed studies of suggested mechanisms by which immunizations could cause autism. For example, it has been proposed that thimerosal may interfere with biochemical systems in the brain and that MMR vaccine may trigger the release of immune factors that damage the central nervous system, according to the IOM.The panel found no evidence for these suggested mechanisms and also determined that autism “has never been documented as a consequence of exposure to high doses of mercury,” the IOM statement said.In view of the current evidence, the committee recommended that cost-benefit assessments concerning the use of thimerosal-containing vaccines versus thimerosal-free vaccines not include autism as a potential risk. The committee also said hypotheses about thimerosal and autism do not justify a review of current childhood immunization recommendations.However, the committee said surveillance for vaccine-related adverse events should be strengthened in several ways, including the development of “Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Centers” to study adverse events at the individual level. In addition, the group called for continued monitoring of the incidence of autism as exposure to thimerosal declines.Watchdog groups concerned about mercury exposure criticized the IOM report as biased or otherwise flawed, according to news service reports today. For example, Reuters reported that Barbara Loe Fisher, founder of the National Vaccine Information Center, labeled the report “political” and called for research by scientists with no connections to the “public health community.”McCormick said the IOM committee was independent of vaccine manufacturers and the government, according to the Reuters report. The IOM, part of the National Academies, is described as a private, nonprofit organization that works under a congressional charter to conduct studies for federal agencies.See also:May 18 IOM news release about the report on vaccines and autismTable of contents page for the IOM reporthttp://www.nap.edu/books/030909237X/html/May 6 CIDRAP News story, “CDC neutral on thimerosal in flu vaccine for toddlers”last_img read more

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FLU SERIES Toddler vaccinations a bright spot in flu season

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first_imgJan 7, 2005 (CIDRAP News) – The new recommendation to vaccinate children between 6 and 23 months old could have been lost in the hubbub of the influenza vaccine shortage this season. Yet authorities are terming this year’s vaccination rates a success story.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta (CDC) reported that 36.6% of children younger than 2 had received flu shots, according to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for Dec 17, 2004. The data came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, a monthly, state-based, random telephone survey of civilian adults in the United States.The use of some other vaccines for preschool children was lower in the first year. Hepatitis B had an 8% rate its first year, varicella had 16%, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) saw about 40% vaccination coverage among those eligible, according to CDC data.Three major factors could have influenced the flu vaccination rate, experts suggested: ongoing education for providers about the need to vaccinate, a good supply of vaccine for the age-group, and an unusual number of flu-related deaths among children last season.Healthcare practitioners have long been concerned about the increased rates of respiratory disease in children, but it has been hard to separate influenza from other causes, explained Carolyn Bridges, MD, medical epidemiologist with the CDC’s National Immunization Program, who works with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Recent research has made it clear that even healthy children younger than 2 years old appear at greatest risk for influenza complications, she said.The annual flu-related hospitalization rate for children younger than 2 is 1 to 2 per 1,000, she said. The same rate for healthy adults is about 1 in 5,000.ACIP had previously “encouraged” vaccinating 6- to-23-month-olds, but changed its advice to a formal recommendation in April 2004, Bridges said.The lengthy process for moving from “encouragement” to recommendation allows time to educate providers about the changing goals. It also gives providers time to order the needed flu vaccine, Bridges said.Changing guidelines for the flu is a “major logistical undertaking” because of the long lead time required to order vaccine and the relatively compressed period for effectively administering it, Bridges said.One factor worked in favor of those trying to vaccinate the youngest and most vulnerable: the supplier. Pediatricians and others had to place their orders early with Aventis Pasteur, the sole supplier of vaccine for 6- to 23-month-olds, Bridges said. They could be grateful that Chiron wasn’t licensed to produce vaccine for kids younger than 4. When Chiron’s vaccine supply was pulled because of contamination, not a drop of vaccine for this age-group was lost.In addition, the flu-related deaths of children in more than 40 states last year helped highlight the seriousness of the ACIP recommendation, Bridges said.Two years ago, when ACIP was only encouraging vaccination, the immunization rate was 7%, Bridges said. The jump to 36.6% represents “a lot of progress,” she added.Yet the recommendation has been overshadowed by the vaccine shortage, Bridges acknowledged. “Who knows how much better it might have been had we not had the vaccine supply issues?”States that are grappling with those issues report considerable variation from the national data on flu shots for toddlers, although most state officials say their sample sizes are far smaller than the nationwide survey.In California, about 25% of kids in the 6- to 23-month age-group were immunized this year, said Robert Schechter, MD, medical officer with the immunization branch of the California Department of Health Services. That figure is higher among Kaiser Permanente enrollees, but it’s not public data, he added.”There’s room for optimism that the uptake, while far from 100%, has been quite high for something that has been recently recommended,” Schechter said.California still has about 500,000 doses available overall, including preservative-free vaccine available through both the Vaccines for Children program and private providers. The state has delivered between 6 million and 7 million doses of vaccine this season, with the bulk of them going to the estimated 10 million people at highest risk, Schechter said.In Colorado, 22.4% of 6- to 23-month-olds got flu vaccine, said Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, chief medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Last year only 7.4% of eligible infants were immunized. The flu-related deaths of a dozen children in Colorado last might have encouraged parents to obtain the shots for their children, he noted.The mercury-containing preservative thimerosal has remained controversial because of lingering worries that it is associated with autism, a connection that numerous studies have not shown. The state officials reported that some people are concerned about access to preservative-free vaccine, which remained available in California, Colorado, and Minnesota this week. But officials from all three states said the thimerosal issue didn’t make a big impression this year.”We were really prepared for that issue,” said Kristen Ehresmann, RN, MPH, manager of the immunization, tuberculosis, and international health section of the Minnesota Department of Health. “We had fact sheets and things. But with the reduction of the supply, that became a secondary issue.”See also:ACIP recommendations in MMWR, May 28, 2004MMWR article on flu vaccination rates, Dec 17, 2004last_img read more

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