Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. Other states with outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. Since February, two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
The new outbreaks confirm health experts’ fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year. The World Health Organization said this week cases in Mexico are linked to the Texas outbreak.
I don’t think we should ever forgive the anti-vaxxers. I mean, we probably should if any of them come around, but in my heart I want to just brand “STUPID” on their forehead.
Better to brand something like “CONTAGION”.
Plague Rat
It’s a problem that solves itself. Just seems to be taking a while for them all to drop off.
Except that’s not how it works.
People don’t get vaccinated, they die from preventable diseases. That’s exactly how it works.
But they also kill their children and innocent bystanders.
I know someone who is immune compromised because she had a rare genetic disorder, and the medicine she needs to live fucks up her immune system. She can’t benefit from vaccines. If some anti-vaxxer refuses a vaccine, gets sick, and sneezes on her on the subway, she’ll might die.
Plus very old and young people are vulnerable, too.
The person who didn’t get vaccinated might not even die, if they’re otherwise healthy.
Oh for fucks sake. You do realize that when you don’t have herd immunity, the virus gets a wonderful chance to evolve and become resistant or even immune to the vaccine right? A vaccine isn’t nearly as effective when herd immunity isn’t at play and vaccines aren’t 100% effective, wanes over time, not everyone can get them, newborns can’t get them right way, and immunocompromised still have problems even with the vaccine.
These assholes will find a way to fuck over the sane.