The inquiries are increasing and more and more users want to know whether it is true that this baby is rotting while alive.
What do you need to generate a lot of clicks?
Animals or children and a heartbreaking story. Heigt.co is a master at this, but their thumbnail for an article on Facebook is beyond borderline even for Heigt.co.
This is the title of the page:
“This baby is rotting alive. But when you see them now, it puts a smile on your face.”
And ominously, it says small underneath: “The nightmare begins with a spot on the nose.”
The story and pictures in the article are true.
Specifically, it's about little Harmonie-Rose Allen from England, who at the age of nine months, just 10 days after she took her first steps, fell ill with meningitis B, a dangerous variant of the pathogen that is usually fatal for children and immunocompromised people is. Mirror reported on the case, among others , as the little girl's arms, legs and the tip of her nose had to be removed to save her life. Harmonie-Rose is now two years old and is learning to deal with her disability with unbridled joy for life, as the pictures in the article show.
What is Meningitis?
This is an inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord, also known as meningitis. The characteristic dark skin rash, which was also clearly visible in Harmonie-Rose, is a clear indication of an illness. In some cases, this rash develops into gangrene, tissue necrosis, i.e. the tissue dies due to an insufficient supply of blood to the tissue. In this respect, Heigt.co's formulation that the child "decomposes while alive" is very lurid, but factually correct.
Was the child not vaccinated against meningitis?
Now we come to the problem of the case, because Harmonie-Rose was vaccinated against meningitis. However, before the anti-vaxxers cheer: Children are only vaccinated against the most common serotypes A, C, Y and W135. approved by the EU Commission . In Germany, not every health insurance company pays for the serotype B vaccination because the disease occurs extremely rarely.
And in England?
The final approval of “Bexsero” for Harmonie-Rose came too late. At the beginning of 2015, the manufacturer Novartis and the British Ministry of Health were still negotiating the price per dose. It was only in September 2015 that it became clear that such a vaccination would be offered for 20 pounds for small children born after July 1, 2015. There is no obligation to have this vaccination.
Conclusion:
No matter how lurid the title and illustrations are in the Heigt.co article, the story behind it is true.
This story will certainly trigger discussions among those in favor of and against vaccinations: “Big Pharma” is so greedy again, otherwise the child would still have its limbs, will certainly be an argument. That argument is untenable.
Vaccination against meningitis B is voluntary due to the rare occurrence of this type. Even if the vaccine had been available in England earlier, it is not certain whether parents would have had their child vaccinated against it. You can blame the doctors who examined the child after the first spots appeared and came to the conclusion that it was just a harmless viral infection. Timely treatment with antibiotics would have been the right step. But you're always smarter afterwards.
Let's hope for Harmonie-Rose and her parents that she will lead a somewhat normal and happy life, also thanks to the many donations of almost 180,000 pounds.
Image source: Mirror
Author: Ralf, mimikama.org
Research: Sonja, mimikama.org
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