Katie Drumond: Understand. OH. We are in the middle of the outbreak we have mentioned above. What happens now? Once a measles outbreak out there, is spreading among a community, how do you contain something like that? Which steps next will be necessary for the United States to really get this outbreak under control?
Emily Mullin: Yes. Yes, this is a great question. We have seen measles before. You may remember that there was a big measles in 2019 that focused on the mainstream Jewish communities in New York. It really brought these strategic shoes into the efforts to put into the community, against false information, providing sensitive information about the culture of the benefits of the MMR vaccine to get the ratio on it. Because again, there is no effective treatment for measles. This is isolated and vaccinated because it is clear that we see these measles occur because the immunization rate is reduced nationwide. People do not believe in the vaccine right now. For measles, the vaccination rate in a community needs to be very high, 95 %, to prevent outbreaks because it is very contagious. At Gaines County, Texas, there are most cases now, the rate of kindergarten vaccination is 82 %.
Katie Drumond: OH.
Emily Mullin: That is why we see a heavy focus of cases there. But in New Mexico, in Lee County, where most cases in New Mexico are happening, the rate of measles vaccination is quite higher, about 94 %. But again, this is a very infectious virus. We really need prices up to about 95 percent. That is what epidemists say is really necessary to protect a community.
Katie Drumond: Just to emphasize this last time. How does the MMR vaccine, the vaccine -how effective is that in preventing measles in a certain person?
Emily Mullin: A vaccine -used dose is 93 % effectively compared to measles and two doses of 97 % effective. The first dose is recommended for children usually aged 12 to 15 months. After that, the second dose was usually given when a child was four to six years old.
Katie Drumond: Understand. Once again, we only talk about the most vulnerable people in the community, babies, children, risks for measles. Surely the vaccine is a better option than cod liver oil, if I can say that. We will take a short break. Thank you, Emily. When we come back, what you need to read on Wired today. Welcome back Strange valley. I am Katie Drumond, Global Editor of Wired. I was involved by Wired's Emily Mullin. Now, Emily, before I allow you to go, I really want to take you and our listeners about a story that people should read on wired.com today, in addition to the excellent stories we mentioned in this episode. It is a feature that we have published today by wired contributors Lauren Smiley. Lauren was an incredible journalist, an amazing story. She went into Boeing. If you are not afraid of traveling because everything is happening with FAA right now and everything has happened with Boeing over the past few years, this story will not make you feel better. I said that as a person who lost a lot of xanax before I boarded the flight. This story will make you feel more worried about the safety of aviation tourism. But it is this fascinating story that has been told through the eyes of a man who has really worked at Boeing for many years, there are many concerns about the safety in Boeing production facilities, the safety of the aircraft and often emit the alarm bell in the company. Until he left the company, and only then started to see terrible aircraft accidents, serious incidents with Boeing aircraft he was responsible for actually producing and creating. It was all about his journey as a whistle blower, and the way he left Boeing and became the whistle blower, he really became this focus for the families of those who lost their lives in Boeing's plane accidents. He has become the focus for other denunciations who have given information to harm what is happening in the company. It was really the story of a man, his name was Ed Pierson, and his mission continued to this day to reveal what he described as serious and mistakes on Boeing affecting all of us when we boarded the plane. It was an incredible story. Again, it won't make you feel good, but it is a very good reading. I really asked everyone to give it a look. Emily, I think you really said that you have read this story early today, so I suspect you agree with me.