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A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday in a statement. Lubbock health officials also confirmed the death, but neither agency provided more details. A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But the ticket, take the ride!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Buy the ticket, rake the ride!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

Bury the ticket, make the tide!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago

Hopefully the poor parents can find some comfort in the fact, that at least the child wasn't infected with autism...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Murder charge for the parents. But of course that kinda thing can't be prevented. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

How do you die from measles? I mean what actually causes death? Is it pneumonia?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is really sad for an easily preventable disease. Below the fold, they mention this (which a lot of people won't see without reading the article)

The outbreak is largely spreading in the Mennonite community in West Texas, where small towns are separated by vast stretches of oil rig-dotted open land but connected due to people traveling between towns for work, church, grocery shopping and other errands.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hope the parents' lives are completely ruined now. But they're probably already busy on the replacement. That's what they want to bring back: a world where a woman has to carry 18 pregnancies to term in hopes of having one or two that survive to adulthood. Good times.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Finally, we achieved family values and protected the children

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

At last, my child is safe from the perils of autism!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Oh jeez, that is terrible. I cannot imagine.

For the love of Pete, get yourself and your loved ones VACCINATED.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Abortion of a sperm isn't okay but aborting a kid years later is okay per REP-Red

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Here we go....

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The report states that this was a “school-age child”. Because the outbreak is primarily in rural west Texas Mennonite families, the child was likely homeschooled and with parents who, while not opposed to vaccines, are on the fundamental side of religion. Mennonite is like Amish-lite.

I believe this may have been a combination of poor education, jesus stuff, and misplaced faith in isolation.

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