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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-unvaccinated-b2882297.html
knotch2
It's like when we ignore history for profit people die!!!! Crazy huh.
veronicablood
well, if there's going to be a lot less people, let's just be thankful it's South Carolinians
(the people who bring you Lindsey Graham, year after year after year)
DeepThought42
TI99Kitty
The sad thing about this is, it's the stupid shitheads' kids who pay the price for them being stupid shitheads.
DeepThought42
EchoPMIM
It's child abuse, full stop. There needs to be criminal consequences for this shit, as in take the kids away and throw the parents in jail.
Subsound
The great thing about jokes involving unvaccinated kids is they never get old, just like the kids.
CarrionKitten
The fact that RFK Jr hasn't been struck by lightning is compelling evidence that either there is no God, or that God has forsaken us.
Illinifan88
If a future child of mine were ever to die because they got a preventable disease from some anti-vax piece of feces, let's just say anyone involved with the anti-vax conspiracies better be looking over their fucking shoulder.
Josh25AP
'Complications of measles are relatively common. Some are caused directly by the virus, while others are caused by viral suppression of the immune system. This phenomenon, known as "immune amnesia", increases the risk of secondary bacterial infections; two months after recovery there is an 11–73% decrease in the number of antibodies against other bacteria and viruses. Population studies from prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine suggest that immune amnesia typically lasts 2–3 years.'
Josh25AP
Measles is bad enough adding this is going to be absolutely devastating.
DeepThought42
Cthulhuchooseyou
Update: The outbreak has gotten worse, per health news this morning. South Carolina has confirmed most of those falling sick and having to be quarantined, are the unvaccinated. SUCH A MYSTERY.
TheCunningLinguists
Thanks for the update!
bourbonandbaddecisions
They wouldn’t quarantine for COVID who says they will quarantine for measles?
StarscreamAndHutch
Cruelty is the point.
Comet260
Always has been.
DeepThought42
pnersvfu
Is that comparing involuntary lead poisoning to measles?
SirButcher
Yep. Both could be mostly prevented, and have a well-tested way to do it in dozens of countries, but a bunch of idiots are willing to sacrifice others for their "rights".
Jimthebutler
Survival of those whose parents arent stupid, I guess.
HowlingRollercoaster2
The opposite of Idiocracy for once
RadicalRecluse
i want to disclaim this with i feel bad for the kids but also HAHAHAHAHAHAH oh my fucking god guys this is entirely avoidable. for the love of god the psy-ops that have been committed against the american people in the last 20 years needs to be documented.
nachosyndicate
Welcome to plague nation
Comet260
I fucking HATE MAGA with everything I have. From the very deepest pits of my being, I utterly loathe them.
TheRedBaron8
Measles causes long-term damage like blindness, deafness, and severe neurological issues, most notably the fatal Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), which strikes years later. It also causes immune amnesia, wiping out immune memory for years, making survivors vulnerable to other infections.
TofuGolem
This disease is preventable. We had it under control. Republicans are disease-spreading vermin.
MoonMoon89
Trump and Kennedy have done Papa Nurgle proud.
SignedEpsteinsMother
Horrifically accurate
quietwalker
Fuck these people.
mrthewhitee
If only there were some new discovery that we could make that might stop kids from getting this terrible virus.
swedeonamoose
So so much winning.
DeepThought42
PoliticalWanderer
Hopefully now that some people have burned their hands by touching the stove, more people will learn their lesson.
...
I wish I could say that I believed it will work that way. A lot of deluded people won't give this up and will ruin life for everyone else.
Lycanthian
This is South Carolina. Around here, cognitive dissonance is usually the go to option long before Learning
Comet260
They will blame Democrats and immigrants as their flesh sizzles.
TI99Kitty
Nah, the measles outbreak is obviously part of some commie, left-wing, ANTIFA plot!
( /s, in case it isn't obvious)
RubberMonkeys
Spoiler, they won't.
kbryant414
There's an article from earlier this year where a family's 6-year-old died to measles, and they said they still stand by their anti-vax stance. They have 4 more kids: '...The deceased girl’s father insisted that measles helps build up a person’s immune system. “Also the measles are good for the body for the people,” the father said, explaining “You get an infection out.”' https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/20/texas-measles-family-gaines-county-death/
tEMPuSER632
The deceased girl’s father insisted that measles helps build up a person’s immune system. “Also the measles are good for the body for the people,” the father said, explaining “You get an infection out.”
The Measles resets your immune system. It makes your immune system weaker, not stronger. Anti Vaxers should be bitch slapped at every opportunity.
Arkkeri
CPS should take action in that kind of cases...
MrNardtastic
Vaccines should be mandatory for everyone( medical exemptions only)
PosthumousExile
There's people who still deny that covid is deadly
Dannyalcatraz
There’s people who don’t believe in bacteriological or viral infections.
camn333
People are going to spend decades suffering because of the stupid decisions made during this administration.
malbec
Hey the ones who live will get to show how morally superior they are!
KommanderKayriel
Which is why we need to cut this administration short, especially since they're trying to make their administration PERMANENT.
FlyByGRider
Not just from disease either
cuddleskunk
Unless there is a total flip of everything and they don't try to cheat, it's not gonna be decades...it's gonna be centuries.
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cuddleskunk
I just said people would be suffering for centuries...I didn't say this country would exist in its current form that long
Mountaineer30680
Give him a little credit. A lot of this stupidity happened during his last administration, too...🤦🏻♂️
Eyeetsass
I blame Jenny McCarthy.
Thornaxe
The antivax horseshit has been going on even longer than that unfortunately.
earthtokelly127001
At least previous administrations had actual doctors and science in their health departments.
depoetics
Agreed - this political group has done a lot to amplify the antivax movement, though.
ResemblingRemarks
That is the whole point. Cripple the US for generations.
MasterMookie
Three people are already dead so no suffering but no future.
akafluffy
The people who paid for their treatment are suffering twice now, and will for the rest of their future.
taez555
Not with the cost of healthcare in the US.
akafluffy
that is one of the mechanisms that make people suffer for decades because of these stupid decisions. Long covid is one thing, long poor because your child died of measels and you spent everything you had trying to save them is another.
camn333
Have you seen how expensive burials are? You can't afford to die.
ToSisPoS
I wonder how many of those remains in refrigerator trucks remain unclaimed.
ToSisPoS
I wrote a poem called “Truck Truck What the fuck” about Covid.
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
You may waste your days, but at least you were able
To pay off your grave since we leased you your cradle
veedubfreak
It was 7k for cremation and service for my dad back in July
Catumi
I wouldn't be surprised to hear that private equity investment skyrockets with funeral homes and casket manufacturing
ps238principal
I'm sure we'll have mass graves and burn pits before too long now.
Comet260
This time, with ADS! Draft Kings and Coca-Cola will place their logo all over those graves.
BenderBendingRrrrrrodriguez
Burn pits, in this economy? We're gonna burn grandpa to heat the house, energy prices are insane.
MadamPuddifoot
I've already resigned myself to an unmarked grave since I cut off all my MAGAt family. Whatever, at least I won't be near them.
veedubfreak
Same. I'm the state's issue
89PercentSureYoureFibbing
Had a coworker attempt to attempt to debate this bs but my give a damn is gone. Just replied “I had no idea there was so many people that were legitimately frucking retarded around here”
Josh25AP
Not even giving them the time of day is the right call anymore
EroticZombiePants
It's easier for HR purposes to zone out. I don't know of any anti-vaxxers at work, but I have heard stuff like "Chem Trails/Weather Control" being casually thrown around like it's supposed to be common knowledge there.
emvisual
A change of insult choice would be good...
PineappleLoopsBroether
No. After 5 years of this absolute horse shit, the correct word is retaarded. Nobody means it about people with disabilities. We mean it about stupid people we are beyond angry with.
89PercentSureYoureFibbing
You have to keep it nice and simple so there isn’t any confusion. While the word “retarded” isn’t pc it definitely describes individuals that are mentally insufficient.
kingersgambit
Nah fix your words dude it’s not hard
emvisual
I'm sorry for challenging your entire worldview by pointing out that we shouldn't be misusing a word, even in the situation you described with your imbecile maga nazi coworker.
PineappleLoopsBroether
I was in special ed because of adhd. I say retarded. Fuck these magas, and fuck the people who keep telling us not to say retarded.
emvisual
Moron, idiot, incompetent, unfit to be in society, etc etc... its very easy to be "pc" or maybe "woke" depending on your viewpoint
LinkHouseMan
Moron, stupid, idiot, etc. all meant low IQ. Up until recently, so did retarded. No idea why one isn't PC. Is it the fact that it's used as an insult? So are the others. They are also no longer used as medical terminology, so why is there a discrepancy between them?
BobaFettApproves
Holy shit, you did it. We got the R word back!!
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emvisual
You got me, you win