Measles cluster in Philadelphia, thanks to people who won't follow public health advice
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Anonymous
Measles mandates are decades old, and used to be bipartisan. If people reject them because they are mad about COVID, then they are too stupid to live. I feel sorry for the kids, though. Measles is really contagious, and can have very serious lomg-term effects, including damaging the immune system and infertility. |
Anonymous
| Unbelievable! Is it contained or does it continue to spread? |
Anonymous
Nothing. People still pissy about COVID vaccines even though they aren't mandated for almost anything anymore. And we're supposed to take them seriously. MMR refusal is actually older, based on a fraudulent and debunked paper claiming it caused autism. |
Anonymous
Measles is crazy contagious. |
Anonymous
Honestly this is my thought. Yes the covid vaccine/mandates were a failure. Well intentioned, but they're a failure in so many ways. If you have an all-or-nothing approach to vaccines, you're a freakin' idiot. Sure, skip the covid shots. But don't be a dumbass and skip MMR. |
Anonymous
Exactly! There were people like Jenny McCarthy going on Oprah to promote this idea with no pushback. I think the fear of the Covid Vax can be attributed to the fear of autism speculation that was rampant in the last 20 years or so. Debunked British doctor's claim. A lot of fear from people who have never even seen anyone with these diseases which can be dangerous. |
Anonymous
No, it's not contained. An unvaxed person can spread it for 21 days and here are all the places the people who wouldn't quarantine went Jefferson Health building at 33 S 9th/833 Chestnut St Exposures took place on December 19 between 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Multicultural Education Station Day Care at 6919 Castor Ave Exposures took place on December 20 and 21 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Room at 3401 Civic Center Blvd Exposures took place on December 28 Christopher’s Hospital for Children Emergency Department Suspected exposures may have happened overnight December 30 – December 31 mid-afternoon Christopher’s Hospital for Children inpatient unit 5 North Suspected exposures may have happened between December 31 and January 3 Nazareth Hospital Emergency Room Suspected exposures may have happened on December 31 and January 2 https://www.phila.gov/2024-01-04-health-department-reports-additional-measles-exposures/ BTW the 2 suspected cases are also hospitalized - no, measles is not a walk in the park |
Anonymous
His federal policies. So yes he did. He also lacked leadership during both delta and omicron waves. |
Anonymous
Tinfoil clearly on sale today. |
Anonymous
So tired of horrible people like you making the argument that the elderly are expendable. |
Anonymous
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/advocates-say-biden-administration-could-do-more-to-prevent-millions-from-losing-medicaid-coverage https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/20/1123883468/biden-pandemic-over-complicates-fight https://apnews.com/article/biden-eviction-moratorium-coronavirus-da0e4cc8014b6c8a658dd1572707364f |
Anonymous
And it can kill or cause blindness or vision and hearing loss. |
Anonymous
Clearly you are fine with Biden losing the election. Or are you MAGA? These days, can’t tell |
Anonymous
The health department literally used to go to houses with measles and seal the house up because that was what was needed to stop measles epidemics. Is that what we need to go back to? |
Anonymous
No, smegwit, public health needs to account for that and provide proper funding, support, and healthcare access to avoid it. |