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November 18, 2022
New Mexico’s Legal & Financial Weekly
Vol. 10.102 No. 46
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Grunge, Scrunchies, and Chickenpox: One of These Things Should NOT Come Back José R. Romero, MD
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ome 90’s retro trends are fun to see come around again, like classic songs returning to the playlist, hairstyles, and even fun 90s’ shoes. Other trends are better left in the past -- like the millions of cases of chickenpox that happened in the United States each year before we had an effective vaccine. What was once considered a rite of passage, something that just had to be tolerated during childhood with oatmeal baths and missing school, is now unusual. A lot of people might think, ‘Oh, it’s just chickenpox.’ While it’s true that most children recover, doctors and other pediatricians like me frequently saw very serious cases of chickenpox that could turn quickly into invasive disease, pneumonia, or even death. The fact is, chickenpox can be very serious, and it affects not just the person who is sick, but the entire family and community. Because of chickenpox, parents can miss work, brothers and sisters can miss school, and pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems have a higher chance of having serious chickenpox infections. Once someone is infected with the chickenpox virus, it stays in the body even after the person feels better. Because of this virus, about 1 in 3 people who had chickenpox as children will get shingles, usually later in life. Shingles is a very painful condition that happens when the hidden chickenpox virus becomes active in the body again. It can disrupt daily life for months or even longer.
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The United States was the first country to include the chickenpox CDC vaccine in the routine childhood vaccination program, and the vaccine has proven to be very effective. During the first 25 years of the vaccination program (1995 - 2019), we saw a staggering 97% drop in chickenpox hospitalizations and more than a 99% drop in deaths. For young people today, being hospitalized from chickenpox has become a r a r e event -- and chickenpox deaths are nearly eliminated in the U.S. There’s even more good news -- experts anticipate that protection from the chickenpox vaccine will also extend into the future to help protect them as adults against shingles. So kids who are vaccinated now are protected from chickenpox, and most won’t have to worry about suffering from shingles later. If you’re not sure if your kids are caught up on their vaccines, just ask their doctor or nurse -- and go ahead and schedule any appointment they might need. Some trends, like chickenpox disease, should never come back.
Campaign Combats Underage Drinking
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nderage drinking levels are at historic lows, and one way to continue spotlight underage drinking prevention. We have made a lot of progress over this trend is to prevent teens’ access to alcohol. The We Don’t Serve the years and fewer teens are drinking alcohol. By working together, we hope Teens campaign, first developed in 2006, is a community-level collaboration to make even more progress on this important issue.” of alcohol suppliers, retailers and distributors working with parents and prevention groups to curb underage drinking. In 1991, 80% of American teens had consumed alcohol at least once in their lifetime, but today, more than three out of five teens (64%) have never Today, participating groups and organizations are voicing their commitment consumed alcohol (Monitoring the Future, 2021). Although this trend is to the campaign and its important message that debuts a refreshed look and positive, challenges to ending underage drinking remain. The availability of feel that is digitally modern, culturally inclusive and demographically diverse. alcohol to those under the legal drinking age remains high with eight out of 10 high-school seniors reporting that it is easy for them to access alcohol. The We Don’t Serve Teens campaign takes a united stance throughout Working together, significant strides have been made in reducing underage communities nationwide: “Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. drinking, but until it is eliminated, there is still work to be done, according to It’s irresponsible.” Partners are encouraged to post messages against underage Responsibility.org. drinking in stores and restaurants, engage with the campaign online, hear messages on the radio and even include information on food and beverage “No retailer wants to sell alcohol to someone who is underage,” says John delivery receipts. The materials will also serve as a reminder for families to Bodnovich, Executive Director, American Beverage Licensees. “Retailers are have conversations at home about expectations, values and practice saying NO on the front lines in communities across the country -- we are proud to once to underage drinking. again lead the effort to prevent underage drinking. We look forward to working with community partners as well as industry partners to keep alcohol out of “Underage drinking has declined dramatically but remains a safety issue for teens’ hands and stop underage drinking. Responsibility starts with us.” teens that is often overlooked, disregarded, or takes a backseat to more pressing concerns,” says Chris Swonger, President and CEO of Distilled Spirits Council Visit WeDontServeTeens.org for more information or to participate in the of the United States (DISCUS) and Responsibility.org. “The We Don’t Serve campaign. Teens campaign brings a critical mass of public and private entities together to -(NewsUSA)