Last minute: Prof. Dr. A frightening statement came from Mehmet Ceyhan. Drawing attention with his statements about the coronavirus, Prof. Dr. Ceyhan warned for other diseases this time. Explaining that they have detected 6 cases of meningitis this year, which has not been seen for 12 years, Ceyhan also used expressions that worry about polio.
CEYHAN: A CASE OF MENINGITIS DETECTED 12 YEARS AFTER
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ceyhan made a striking warning. Emphasizing that the childhood vaccination rate has fallen a lot, Ceyhan announced that 6 cases of meningitis were detected this year. prof. Dr. Ceyhan used the following statements in the tweet series he published on his social media account:
“VACCINATION RATE LOWER”
Unfortunately, the pandemic and increasing vaccine indecision have greatly reduced childhood vaccination rates.
“6 CASE DETECTED THIS YEAR”
In our country, the vaccination rate was not announced after 98 percent in 2017. However, in the meningitis surveillance we have been conducting since 2005; this year, we detected 6 Hib meningitis cases.
“POLIO CASE ARE CLOSED TO APPEAR”
It was completely unvaccinated (we haven’t seen it since 2009 thanks to the vaccine) Vaccine instability was untreated. Our warnings that the lies told by anti-vaccine people about pandemic vaccines would also negatively affect childhood vaccines were ignored.
If it is not intervened, the appearance of polio cases (polio) is imminent in our country.
If a vaccination campaign for polio, flaccid paralysis, environmental and waste surveillance is not carried out immediately, we will have to deal with polio, which we have not seen since 1998.
WHAT IS MENINGITIS?
Meningitis, defined as inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, is a disease that requires immediate medical attention. Although meningitis can be seen at any age, the risk is quite high in newborns and children younger than 1 year old.