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Making measles great again!

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Where's the guy who posts the Donald Trump "I did that" picture when you need him.


Although to be fair idiot parents who won't vaccinate their kids contributed a lot as well.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This trend started years ago with California crunchy moms

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I wonder how many of them satisfy the horseshoe - meaning, if people were to check up on them, how many have now been shifted into crazytown qanon bullshit and went "maga" to boot.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Get an mmr and tdap booster 💉

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

And if you’re allergic to MMR like me, just pray you can stay in an area where herd immunity keeps up.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Jus don’t be allergic!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Get titers to see if you need them (unless you know that you do, of course).

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

GOP: "Why would scientists do this to me?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

More like “why did Biden allow this to happen?”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Also GOP: "I don't need no Fauci Ouchy!"

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Glad I got my immunity tested and an mmr booster. If you were born before ‘89 it’s not a bad idea to get antibody levels checked out as procedures changed that year

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

I actually had to get a hepatitis vaccine to work at a project. They did bloodwork on everyone beforehand. Me and another guy older than me were the only ones who had to also get MMR vaccines because apparently the ones we got as children were no longer effective. The whole 'born before 89' thing is no joke.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not just the US. Here in Ontario we have surpassed 1,000 cases.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

:( glad me and mine are vaccinated, but we need more to make herd immunity effective

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

And then those people ask for their medical expenses to be cheap.

If you have a medical problem that couldn't be prevented, I understand.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

No no no. They’re making America healthy again. No reports? No problem. All healthy!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Haha you think America will still exist in 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

The trouble is really twofold, firstly the people that are most impacted with heavy disease and death from measles are small children (whom have no say in their vaccination status, and we as a community should protect), and the massive additional unnecessary burden that will be placed upon the already struggling healthcare systems.

Just like we saw with covid, this will cause necessary medical procedures & treatments to be delayed, medical staff burnout, and an overall rise in 'excess mortality'.

All because people have been listening to dipshits 'just asking questions' platforming antivaxxers and a rise in vaccine hesitancy due to mass propaganda online through poorly-regulated social media who value clicks and engagement (ragebait) over accuracy.