How Vaccine Campaigns Spark Outbreaks: Insights from Mordechai Sones

Mordechai Sones (Jewish Home News, 2025) questions the mainstream claim that measles outbreaks are caused solely by under-vaccination. Case studies from Texas and Israel show outbreaks often follow mass vaccination campaigns. In Texas, over 173,000 MMR doses were given early in 2025, yet by May the state reported over 700 cases. In Israel, more than 100,000 doses were administered during a spring surge, but cases rose from a few dozen to over 660 by late August. These patterns indicate that outbreaks are not always driven only by the unvaccinated.

Sones highlights vaccine shedding, where recently vaccinated individuals can excrete live virus for weeks. Israeli wastewater studies detected vaccine-strain measles in 8% of samples, suggesting that recently vaccinated people may temporarily spread the virus. Combined with waning immunity in older populations, this helps explain why outbreaks sometimes occur even in highly vaccinated communities.

Hospital care and treatment are key factors. In Texas, two girls who died during the 2025 outbreak were later determined by Dr. Pierre Kory to have succumbed to severe bacterial pneumonia, mismanaged due to delayed or inappropriate care, rather than measles. In Samoa (2019), high mortality was linked to inadequate care and the suppression of vitamin A supplementation, a WHO-recommended therapy. Alternative treatments, such as inhaled steroids like budesonide, have reportedly led to rapid recovery but are rarely included in official protocols, illustrating that proper medical care can significantly reduce complications and fatalities.

The MMR vaccine’s design also raises questions. The vaccine targets the CD46 receptor rather than the wild virus’s CD150, which some critics classify as a form of gain-of-function modification. While intended to attenuate the virus, long-term effects are under-studied, and safety assurances rely mainly on lab and animal studies. Side effects, including fever, seizures, recurrent ear infections, and rare deaths, are under-reported, while autism remains controversial in parental reports.

The mainstream narrative emphasises that measles outbreaks are caused by unvaccinated populations, two MMR doses provide ~97% protection, and serious side effects are rare. However, historical evidence shows diseases like measles were already declining due to improved sanitation, nutrition, and medical care before vaccines (Canerot 2020; Humphries 2013; Wentworth 2019). Financial and policy incentives may also influence public health messaging, limiting discussion of alternative treatments or independent research.

Key Takeaways:

  • Outbreaks can follow vaccination campaigns, not just reflect low coverage.
  • Vaccine shedding and waning immunity may contribute to transmission.
  • Proper hospital care, vitamin A supplementation, and inhaled steroids can prevent severe complications.
  • Side effects, though rare, should be transparently acknowledged.
  • Historical disease declines suggest multiple factors shape public health outcomes.
  • Critical engagement with diverse sources is essential for a full understanding.

References

  • Sones, M. (2025). The Manufactured Measles Crisis: How Vaccine Campaigns Ignite Outbreaks from Texas to Tel Aviv. Jewish Home News.
  • Canerot, L. (2020). The Unfortunate Truth About Vaccines.
  • Humphries, S. (2013). Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History.
  • Wentworth, J. (2019). Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine History and Policy Analysis.
  • Flego, K., et al. (2017). “Detection of measles vaccine virus RNA in throat swabs and urine after vaccination.” Journal of Clinical Virology.
  • CDC (2022). “Possible Side Effects from Vaccines.”
  • World Health Organization (2019). “Vitamin A supplementation for treating measles in children.”
  • Dr. Pierre Kory (2025). Texas outbreak medical review.
  • Dr. Richard Bartlett (2025). Inhaled steroid treatment reports.
  • Historical U.S. measles mortality data (pre-1963).
  • Samoa 2019 outbreak reports (UNICEF).