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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/history-disease-outbreaks-vaccine-timeline/measles
I suppose they need to update their web page.
https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccines-save-lives#:~:text=Fifty%20years%20since%20the%20start,4
IGotMyDreamJobProgrammingGames
If you have kids who can be vaccinated and you don't you are a terrible person and a worthless parent.
DaisyfromDownunder
RFKjnr has done more damage in just one year than any other moronic drug addled bureaucrat could.
psmith00
need a new entry on that timeline, 2025, newly installed leader of the Health and Human Services declared that Vaccines are all just a Democratic hoax reinforcing years of negative PR about vaccines and opening the door for a resurgence of measles and other easily avoided childhood diseases. America moves into a future where gutting animals and reading their entrails to determine the cause and likely cures for people's ailments takes centre stage.
cytherians
RFK Jr. is a child killer.
That is not hyperbole.
wiggyswilderness
When someone describes something as "measly" did that originally mean it was ate up with measles?
Kyzyl
measly(adj.)
"infected with measles," 1680s, from measle (see measles) + -y (2). The Middle English word for "infected with measles" was maseled. The sense of "meager and contemptible, good for nothing" is attested by 1864 in British slang.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/measly
hortoSuperHero
…But have you ever snorted cocaine off a toilet seat?
alexpatt665
no badterias, viruses or worm(s) survived that!
laurapede83
A lid once yes but never a seat. Besides that, my mom was smart enough to have me vaccinated so I survived.
demosteness
I just couldn’t believe it when I heard it. Dystopian.
terajack2048
In this economy?
Baconlovesyoutoo
2 shots of the measles vaccine - $560. Average four day hospital stay to treat measles - $12100. Seems the risky behaviors of the anti vax crowd are a hidden revenue stream for health insurance companies
sowhat4
Insurance doesn't work like that. They lose money if the kids are hospitalized. So, you'd think the insurance companies would be FOR vaccinations. However, knowing insurance company morals, they'll probably just deny compensation for the hospital stay and come out ahead as they won't have to pay for the vaccines. Sure, kids will die, but that's not a problem for them. The rich kids are vaccinated.
Baconlovesyoutoo
In the state of Michigan motorcycle helmets are optional - If you have an insurance policy to cover the risk you're knowingly engaging in.
astrangehop
So.. among all the other horros of measles.. It can wipe a lot of your immune system's "memory." That means, all the old flus, other vaccines you might have had go down the toilet. You get to face the world like a 5 year old who's mom cleaned everything with bleach. I'll go find the study if anyone's curious.
hotforbagels
Yes, I'd love to see it if you can find it. Thanks!
astrangehop
https://sci-hub.st/10.1126/science.aaa3662 that's the original paper. And here's an easier to parse article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211112-the-people-with-immune-amnesia
hotforbagels
Thank you! I can actually read technical papers but others can't so I appreciate that you sent both :-)