Current Event 8
Mr. Ippolito
4-7-19
Chodosh, Sara. “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER.” Popular Science, 5 Apr. 2019, www.popsci.com/hospital-measles-exposure-vaccination.
For current event number 8, I decided to take a look at a recent incident involving an unvaccinated girl and her affect on those around her. In the article "a Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER" by Sarah Chodosh, Sarah explains how 200 people got affected by one person in an ER. A young woman was brought into a hospital on March 17th with respiratory symptoms normal enough not to raise any red flags. However, she was later discovered to be carrying measles, a highly infectious disease that requires complete isolation in order to be contained. The young woman was complete open to all patients in the ER, which would later be seen as a grave mistake. The girl was also unvaccinated, a very controversial issue which was recently brought to light again after many people speculated that vaccinations gave people autism. This belief is very widespread and is affected people globally. However, unlike most other cases, the hospital didn't know she was unvaccinated, which would later spread measles to over 200 people.
This article is very relevant to a global debate that is occurring at this very moment about vaccinations. As stated before, many people believe that vaccinating children will give them autism. Although this claim has no statistical evidence to back it up many people still believe it. This belief has only brought about harm to the general population, as seen in this case. Not vaccinating children puts other kids they come into contact with in danger, along with themselves. Measles, a disease that was eradicated once vaccination became accessible, is now popping up again all over the world, because of a lack of vaccinations.
Sarah did an amazing job bringing this subject matter into light once more, and showing people just how dangerous this can be. Although she did many things right, there is one major critique I have. That is that her article was very vague. There were many places where it felt as if she was making everything up because of how little detail there was on this instance. I feel her article would have been far stronger and more compelling if she had added more substance to it.
Megan Barker 4/22/19
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Chodosh, Sara. “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER.” Popular Science, 5 Apr. 2019, www.popsci.com/hospital-measles-exposure-vaccination
In Chris’ review of the article “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER”, there are many positive aspects. For example, both the article and review are engaging and interesting for the reader. For example, Chris’ review first tells the story of the girl, who was admitted to the hospital and treated for some time without the doctors knowing that she had measles. Additionally, Chris explains both the article and his analyses of it very clearly. His points are concise and easily understandable. Furthermore, Chris’ review has a great application of the article to the real world. After all, the debate of whether or not families should be forced to vaccinate their children is very pressing in current society, and his article relates well to this issue.
Although Chris’ review is very well-written, there are a few edits he could make to help improve it. For example, in his summary paragraph, he could further explain how the measles actually spread to 200 people. He explains how the fact that the hospitals were unaware that the girl was unvaccinated contributed to the disease spreading. If he were to explain in a more detailed way, however, how the disease spread to so many people so quickly, and the effect that this had on the hospital and its patients, that might help fully explain the story. Additionally, it could increase both the clarity and interest of readers. This might not be possible, though, as Chris later explains in his review that the article is very vague. Another improvement Chris could implement into his review is including an example of something left out in the article. This might also improve the clarity in the review.
An ‘aha’ moment for me while reading this review was realizing the importance of vaccination. Of course, I knew that vaccination was incredibly important. However, I was unaware of how even one unvaccinated person could create a huge issue in society, and even spread diseases to hundreds of people. Without the vaccination of one person, the prevalence of certain deadly diseases could increase exponentially, even among mostly vaccinated societies. Chris’ current event review was clear, engaging, and had a great real-world connection, though some parts could have been further explained. The review was also helpful in explaining the importance of vaccination.
Will Grant 04/30/19
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Chodosh, Sara. “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER.” Popular Science, 5 Apr. 2019, www.popsci.com/hospital-measles-exposure-vaccination
Chris’ review of Sara Chodosh “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER.” was fun to read. I had read about this story and I was glad someone reviewed it because it was a great article. The first thing Chris does well, is how he takes a stand and tells the audience his opinion. I agree with Chris that not vaccinating your child is very stupid. The second thing Chris does well is his way of making sure the reader understands the review. The way he explains it makes sure scientific terms don’t go over reader’s heads. The third thing Chris does well is his critique of the article. I agree with Chris, as when I read the article it was pretty vague.
Chris’ review was good but there were two things I would like to see him do next time. The first being a grammar and spelling check. It's hard to edit your own work but you have to do it to write good reviews. The second critique I have for Chris, is that he does not provide specific examples from the article which could have really added to the review.
This article brought up a huge problem in America right now. Anti-Vaxxing is a problem as unvaccinated people are a health risk to everyone, and like in this case, can spread bad diseases to many vaccinated people.
Griffin Patterson May 6th 2019
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Chodosh, Sara. “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER.” Popular Science, 5 Apr. 2019, www.popsci.com/hospital-measles-exposure-vaccination
In Chris’ review of the article “A Girl with Measles Exposed 200 People to the Virus in a Single ER”, there were many aspects that he did well. The first thing chris did well was making sure the reader understands the review. The way he explains it makes sure scientific terms don’t go over reader’s heads. Chris overall explains his points very well and gives the reader a needed explanation for each scientific term. Another thing Chris did well was he made both the article and review are engaging and interesting for the reader. For example, Chris’ review first tells the story of the girl, who was admitted to the hospital and treated for some time without the doctors knowing that she had measles. The last thing Chris did well is how he takes a stand and tells the audience his opinion. Chris expresses his opinion by saying “vaccinating your child is dumb” which I totally agree with.
Although Chris’s article was written very well there were some things he could improve on. The first thing he could improve on is explaining how measles spread to 200 people. As he said in the article “ However, unlike most other cases, the hospital didn't know she was unvaccinated, which would later spread measles to over 200 people.”, he could have explained how the measles spread to 200 people. The second thing Chris could have done better was use exact examples from the article to expand the information in his article. This would overall expand his article and make it more information as well.
Overall, Chris did a great job writing this article and I enjoyed reading it a lot. This article showed me how bad this problem is in america and how it should be cared for better. I was also unaware of how even one unvaccinated person could create a huge issue in society, and even spread diseases to hundreds of people. Without the vaccination of one person, the prevalence of certain deadly diseases could increase exponentially, even among mostly vaccinated societies.