West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases reported on Tuesday. The state expanded the number of counties in the outbreak area this week to 10. The highly contagious virus began to spread in late January and health officials say it has spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Mexico.
Three people who were unvaccinated have died from measles-related illnesses this year, including two elementary school-aged children in Texas. The second child died Thursday at a Lubbock hospital, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral in Seminole, the epicenter of the outbreak.
As of Friday, there were seven cases at a day care where one young child who was infectious gave it to two other children before it spread to other classrooms, Lubbock Public Health director Katherine Wells said.
Key difference there is vaccines were backed by science and bleach injections were not. Unless you count any scientific evidence of death.
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In the 50’s to 80’s being vaccinated was manditory to enter school (in a lot of places). It has been done before and can be done again.
The only difference between then and now was the majority of citizens trusted their gov’ts. Over time politician’s lies, thievery and bribery have removed that trust.
If you want that trust to thrive again, force politicians to stop lying … and if they’re caught they automatically go to jail.
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Well that is why I added the part about a provider with proof. A provider would be able to except you from injecting bleach, because the science says it’s not safe.
Your other comment about “The downside of freedom is also the freedom to make bad choices.” I disagree. Your freedom ends when it infringes on mine. If your kid gets the flu from another kid in daycare because that parent decided “I’ll make a bad choice” now that bad choice they made is impacting your health. The same applies to vaccines. I could make the “bad choice” to play bumper cars on the freeway, but now I’d be directly impacting others lives based on my “freedom”.
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I guess my repeating “BACKED BY SCIENCE” is not doing anything. I guess we’re done here. Especially so if your logic jump from bumper cars is take the bus, not “Don’t play bumper cars.”
No point arguing. Have a nice day.
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Then you don’t know what that term means. If the science is false, then it is fundamentally NOT backed by science.
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