Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people in West Texas are infected with measles but untested, and therefore not part of the state’s official tally so far.
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I'm from Texas and grew up there. Seminole is a tiny community and this many cases of Measles is a massive % of the community.
And yet here come RFK Jr. and his mission to cancel required vaccinations so the Karen's of the world can claim they are good parents by not getting the shot.
Fortunately the WH can solve all this today by firing the health officials, instituting a federal ban on testing, and an EO declaring that measles is fake.
Now we’re really going to see how this administration is going to get Americans killed by not providing anything including information about diseases. Except for some themselves.
It’s just a matter of time until this spreads to the entire US. I feel so sorry for antivaxxers children. They don’t deserve this. And their parents are probably vaccinated.
Perhaps we should prevent the antivaxxers from crossing the border illegally? Or do you really think all of a sudden Texas natives stoped giving measles shots to their kids?
Not just Texas natives… this is a nationwide issue with crazy antivax/anti-science crunchy parents. This has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. It’s a home-grown problem.
I'm glad SSPE is getting discussed. Too few people realize the measles is one of many viruses that has late effects that are worse than the initial infection. People can't make informed decisions without being informed.
More on SSPE https://youtu.be/aB8kGwKZiq0?si=b_WvoUjKOpvexX97
Thanks, Kristen! Would it be accurate to say that the risk of SSPE following natural measles infection is estimated to be between 4 to 11 cases per 100,000 measles cases, compared to 0.05 to 0.11 cases (100-fold reduction) per 100,000 measles vaccine recipients?
I'm not an ID expert, but I believe that while measles can cause SSPE in any person, vaccine-associated encephalitis has only been seen in immunocompromised people and is still very rare. Maybe someone from #IDsky can speak to this.
So a million dead Americans aren't enough for Trump/MAGA? How many more will they kill with preventable infection? DOGE is decimating the CDC while the MAGA Congress is trying to raise the debt ceiling for tax cuts for the rich. Can't fix MAGA stupid.
FAFO. I do feel for the kids whose parents made the wrong decision but it's hard to feel too badly for adults who simply didn't want to get vaccinated. We already have a proven, cheap, safe, and easy fix for this.
Gee, what did you expect would happen thousands of undocumented illegals have crossed the Texas border? Oh wait, you think all of a sudden Texas natives stopped vaccinating their kids against measles?
Why wasn’t this on world news at 6:30 !???? I’m getting so disappointed in who chooses what is national news. I’m sorry there was a boy who fell in a well, by Lester Holt should be covering more important, critical news and less fluff, feel good stories
Texas has people that believe in science and vote Democratic. But outside the major cities you have to blend in or the republicans won’t hire, or associate with you so it makes you isolated. I wish more people in my state would think for themselves
The worst part of it is that measles can reset the immune system to zero, meaning that even antivaxxers who were vaccinated in childhood for other diseases now have no protection from them. Most will survive measles, but not polio, diphtheria, COVID etc. Catching mumps can make adult males sterile.
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And yet here come RFK Jr. and his mission to cancel required vaccinations so the Karen's of the world can claim they are good parents by not getting the shot.
“Parental FReEdUmB” has consequences.
Now they can take vaccines away too. Jesus and guns can protect everyone.
Don’t listen to wanna be health secretary. Vaccines saves lives.
I have taken the MMR vaccine series 3 times and my titer testing shows no immunity to Measles!!
So I rely on heard immunity.
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Turn them off.
https://tpplus.co.nz/community/24-coffins-from-rotorua-destined-for-samoa/
Gratefully,
California
measles: WOOOOOP!!
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Maybe Bobby Brainworms will release some of his strategic raw milk reserve; that should fix things.
CDC: As of February 7, page will be updated monthly
We are screwed.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/measles-infection-symptoms-longterm-risks-rcna138583
More on SSPE https://youtu.be/aB8kGwKZiq0?si=b_WvoUjKOpvexX97
https://deplatformdisease.substack.com/p/malicious-measles-myths-memory-holing
The media will be too busy attending press conferences so they could print Trump’s lies instead of actually investigating what’s happening.
Lots of leopards getting fat off all the faces they’re eating.
I hope the parents enjoy the massive medical bills
Churches with them paying those medical bills they will have less to tithe to you!