Doublespeak: Doctor says "vaccine is working" though 80% of those with mumps were vaccinated

A mumps epidemic is sweeping across the Midwest, especially hitting hard in Iowa and Nebraska. Sixty-six percent of those who have been diagnosed with mumps have been fully vaccinated for mumps, and another 14 percent have received at least one dose of the vaccine. It's hitting across all ages and social levels.

Yet in a near-perfect rendition of Orwellian doublespeak, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa's state epidemiologist, says, "The vaccine is working. The vaccine certainly was made to cover this particular strain, because it's a fairly common strain of mumps." She said the vaccine is 95% effective.

In spite of evidence to the contrary, that 80% of those sick have been vaccinated, she said, "The vaccine is working. It's 95% effective."

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