Making measles great again!

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    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.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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    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.

  • cmbabul@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    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

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      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.

  • IsaamoonKHGDT_6143@lemmy.zip
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    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.