The U.S. now has more than 600 measles cases in 22 states, most are in Texas. People usually recover, but doctors are stressing how dangerous and long-lasting the disease can be.
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I understand this sentiment, but I have 2 health conditions that make certain vaccines life threatening for me. I know I am not alone in this. I am frequently reminded of The Pendulum, by Edgar Allen Poe, these days.
Mandatory vaccines to the masses protects also those who cannot get them for real health reasons. I couldn't get smallpox vaccination but thankfully majority in Finland did so I was also safe.
They chose to be a leper colony, so give them the freedom to be exactly that. When the next administration comes up if that's ever a thing again, we'll put up the wall on the Northern border of Texas and be done with it altogether
As an adult, I’ve had to have 5 extra MMRs in order to finally develop antibiotics for measles. I recently got tested to make sure that I’m still good. Had to have another because now I have the same problem but with mumps this time. So just had MMR #6.
In Canada, I'd love to see anti-vax parents charged under Section 215 of the Criminal Code for "failure to provide the necessaries of life" - which includes:
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Why would you choose to let your child suffer needlessly?? Sick. I had measles n mumps when I was a child because there was no vaccine. It was awful. I was little but I totally remember how sick I was.
I had measles as a teenager, despite being vaccinated (breakthrough case). It was so miserable. I'm in a continual state of stunned disbelief that anyone would not get a vaccine for this, and would be okay with their children suffering so unnecessarily. It's not understandable.
Due to lies about vaccines, measles is running rampant among the UN-VACCINATED, these cases were preventable, with proper precautions and vaccinating our children! MMR vaccines are SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, get your children vaccinated, please.
It's almost like God doesn't like Texans. Well, no that is not the case. Measles infections don't happen when your vaccinated and Texans have been lied to about vaccinations. We can't blame God for deeds of disinformation spreaders.
600 REPORTED cases. Anti vaxxers only go to clinics/hospitals as a last resort. We can be confident the actual numbers are order(s) of magnitude greater.
Good point, we will also probably hear about unreported deaths in the coming months from anti-vaxxers with even LESS compassion to take their children to the ER at the last minute. These people are past redemption at this point. Pro-life party my ass.
I almost died from measles. 106 fever, convulsions, concussion and needed an ice bath at the hospital. My mom was also pregnant when she got it and my brother was born with encephalitis and has permanent brain damage from it.
He can speak but is but is disabled to the point that he has never been to function beyond kindergarten at best, academically. He has never been able to follow a basic sequence of task commands. He can’t cook. He has to be supervised 24/7 so he doesn’t hurt himself. Pregnant moms- protect yourselves
Timely episode in the new season of 'Call the Midwife' (yes, it's on PBS!) depicts a tragic story of what happened to children before the vaccine arrived.
THINGS THAT I SAY FAR TOO REGULARLY.
-Dr. Google is the worst doctor I've ever worked with and I've been a nurse awhile!
-please call us or talk to your trusted primary care provider instead of googling anything
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Anyone who can do that to their child should have that child taken from them. Full fucking stop. And any politician unwilling to support that rule should be tossed from office.
This has to be intentional
It has an aroma of Bannon and Loomer
It sound like Eugenics 2.0
They do believe that vax cause autism & don’t want autistic children polluting the perfect Aryan nation.
Trump believes disabled kids should die
Musk genetically modified his kids
Stephen Miller-nuff said
If you don't get your kids vaccinated, and there's no other reason they couldn't be (e.g., they're allergic), you should be charged with child abuse. Simple as that.
We can thank Trump and RFK jr. for this. And every Republican in congress who allowed this to happen. Every single death that results from this needs to be laid squarely at their feet.
Suprised king hasnt come out with maybe some bleach cleansing like when covid crisis hit. No worries im sure he'll come up with something at least as shocking. And he got in again...ohboy
But yet these idiot parents, who should have been sterilized before they could breed, will believe tin hat foil wearing rfkjr over doctors. Morally bankrupt fake christians.
My brother has encephalitis and pretty severe brain because my mom had measles when she was pregnant. It is very dangerous for pregnant women to be around those infected. I almost died as well. 106 fever. Grand mal seizures. Concussion
What a great time to be an American. Thank you MAGA- I hope you mask protesters get to experience the joy of measles, the birth defects , and all the other ills you clearly cherish, since you invited the demon to resume residency of our White House. Create disabled babies that our HHS ignores.
Texas likes to keep its residents illiterate & praying illness, gun deaths & women’s health away.
If you’re pregnant & exposed to measles- you risk having a child with extreme deficits
Decades of research & the development of safe vaccines to prevent serious disease, plus he near eradication of many diseases. But these people think they know better than doctors, scientists, & years of data. Now they are overdosing on Vit. A & still getting sick rather than accepting the science. 😔
Why parents who refuse vaccinations 4 their children aren't charged with neglect/homicide if their child suffers severe consequences. Vaccines are crucial for public health, and denying them can lead to preventable diseases and deaths,w ethical and legal questions about parental responsibility.
“The Pitt”, episode 14, this week addressed a couple of cases of measles where young victims were recovering from their cases but one was facing the after effects of the virus. They also addressed parents who were at odds with their “beliefs”.
was on point for how many of us educated and intelligent individuals in and out of the med profession feel about the uneducated, unintelligent, simpletons like the mother in the story.
Even the father had a more rational view than the mother, despite his vocal concern about misinformation by her.
The people manslaughtering their own children by letting them get sick and possibly die and forever damaging the kids’ immune systems have an aversion to good journalism, so this article is sadly wasted. Darwin is working overtime on these folks.
More evidence that “parental rights” and “freedom to not vaccinate my kids” is just code for “I want the right to let my children die of preventable disease”
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Later in life he quite possibly will have serious health complications due to the measles.
Yet it’s all easily preventable with a vaccine. It should be a crime not to vaccinate, and those who promote non-vaccination should be in prison.
Americans are so weak when it comes to the demands of those in its population who are uneducated.
And take away their guns while you are at it. No more soft gloves, it's enough.
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Up to 5 years in prison ...
Just FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR's ORDERS, they know better than you!!!
The parents need to be charged with negligence and child endangerment.
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2025/04/02/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak/
This is not a benign disease.
Due to lies about vaccines, measles is running rampant among the UN-VACCINATED, these cases were preventable, with proper precautions and vaccinating our children! MMR vaccines are SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, get your children vaccinated, please.
Unnecessary roughness.
#vaccineswork
There are consequences to stupidly
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-Dr. Google is the worst doctor I've ever worked with and I've been a nurse awhile!
-please call us or talk to your trusted primary care provider instead of googling anything
-Is there any information that you think would help you with the decision to vaccinate?
More Americans have lost their savings under Felon Trump and his Republican Party than any other.
#ImpeachAndRemove Felon Trump.
It has an aroma of Bannon and Loomer
It sound like Eugenics 2.0
They do believe that vax cause autism & don’t want autistic children polluting the perfect Aryan nation.
Trump believes disabled kids should die
Musk genetically modified his kids
Stephen Miller-nuff said
https://youtu.be/y0opgc1WoS4
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A condition can occur 7-10 years later, resulting in behavioral and intellectual deterioration and seizures."
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/measles-resources
VOTE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM OUT!!!!
Make Measles Great Again!
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https://apple.news/AHKIfHYBIRa60HtR7HzOlHg
If you’re pregnant & exposed to measles- you risk having a child with extreme deficits
Stressed about so much, Dr. Robbie’s reaction …
Even the father had a more rational view than the mother, despite his vocal concern about misinformation by her.