29 January 2023
Translated and edited article by: Adisorn Suksomath
Review and proofread: Khomsthanon Sukajjasakul
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Disinformation circulating on Instagram in the United States It is claimed that the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about the risk of leprosy among those vaccinated with COVID-19. After unusually high numbers of leprosy cases were found in Florida, United States, since the COVID-19 vaccine campaign began, and no other risk factors were found besides the vaccine that is expected to trigger the outbreak.
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Such an excuse Taken from a report in the medical journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published on the website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it reports on a case study of a 54-year-old man in Florida. who developed leprosy in August 2023. The report also noted an increase in leprosy cases in southern US states since 2020, with 159 new cases of leprosy recorded in 2020. Most live in Florida.
However, Charles Dunn, third-year Chief Resident of the Orlando Dermatology Residency Program and one of the team that released the report, confirmed that reports of an outbreak of leprosy cases in Florida It is not related to the COVID-19 vaccine. This is because it was an outbreak that occurred before the vaccine was introduced in late 2020.
Additionally, several vaccine safety surveillance systems have not found any increase in leprosy cases linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Causes of leprosy
Leprosy is a chronic, contagious disease caused by bacteria. Mycobacterium Leprae: Patients will have abnormal skin and nervous system symptoms, such as red rashes and muscle weakness. emotionless until paralyzed
Although leprosy is transmitted through the respiratory system But it is not easy for someone to contract leprosy, as 95% of the population is immune to leprosy. Additionally, treating leprosy today is easier than in the past. The duration of treatment is approximately 6 months to 1 year.
The poster claims that Leprosy outbreak in Florida No factor other than vaccines is an untrue claim. Because in the report it was found Leprosy outbreak in Florida It comes from a strain of bacteria found in pangolins. Therefore, it is believed that the cause of the outbreak is likely to be from the transmission of disease from animals to humans.
Charles Dunn emphasized that diagnosing the cause of leprosy is difficult. Because it is a disease caused by bacteria that takes many years to grow. Therefore, being sick with leprosy today It may be caused by exposure to bacteria. Mycobacterium Leprae had been around for many years before that.
The relationship between leprosy and the COVID-19 vaccine
There are quite a few studies looking at the occurrence of leprosy in patients who have recently been vaccinated with COVID-19.
However, those reports did not mention a COVID-19 vaccine. is the main cause of leprosy. rather, it is caused by the immune system’s response to the vaccine. that stimulates recipients of vaccines that contain bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae in the body eventually causes symptoms of leprosy.
Therefore, COVID-19 vaccine recipients without bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae in the body will not cause leprosy from the COVID-19 vaccine.
In addition, there is research that has found that Other types of infection or vaccination, such as respiratory infection or influenza vaccination It contributes to leprosy in people who have the bacteria. Mycobacterium Leprae likewise
Dr. Jessica Fairley, an infectious disease physician and leprosy expert at Emory University, explains that to get leprosy, people must have the bacteria. Mycobacterium Leprae only in the body As for evidence, there is a link between leprosy and the COVID-19 vaccine. At present, it is still limited. This is the same principle. Can connect that COVID-19 infection It can also induce leprosy in patients.
Additionally, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that there has been no increase in cases of leprosy from receiving any type of vaccine.
Reference information:
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/covid19-vaccines-dont-cause-leprosy-arent-responsible-leprosy-cases-florida/
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-florida-leprosy-cases-cdc-covid-vaccines-352032756100
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