Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas

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Anonymous wrote:Every death of a child was preventable. Duh.

It's only preventable if parents aren't and stupid.

When are we going to here about measles parties, injecting bleach, and consuming horse paste?

Those poor kids don't deserve moron parents for something preventable.

Already happening.

This woman is a plague. Ugh.

This is ridiculously stupid. Measles kills around 1/500 kids that get it. Measles also erases immune system memory and kids who get it are more likely to die from infections for another 5 years after the fact. 20% of kids that get measles are hospitalized and some of the survivors are get permanent brain damage. Before the measles vaccine existed it was common for thousands or parents to have their children die from measles each year.

Yeah, there were no "measles parties." I was a child before the vaccines existed, got it at the age of 4. With the level of contagiousness no party needed, once it showed up every kid was going to get it.

But is having measles part of the reason I had multiple strep infections growing up plus a case of pneumonia that kept me out of school for 3 weeks? (z-pack didn't exist, I had oral penicillin and once a week a penicillin injection).

[Anonymous]

Childhood death from measles is why my grandma had 12 kids. It's why everyone back then had so many kids.

My mom is 1 of 12 with only 7 surviving into adulthood. She lost siblings to polio, measles x2, scarlet fever, and the flu.

My dad is 1 of 8 with only 6 surviving to adulthood and only 5 surviving past age 21. He lost siblings to measles, TB, and pneumonia.

So, I guess with RFK Jr. in office parents better start popping out extra kids to account for the childhood mortality rates that are sure to increase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Childhood death from measles is why my grandma had 12 kids. It's why everyone back then had so many kids.

My mom is 1 of 12 with only 7 surviving into adulthood. She lost siblings to polio, measles x2, scarlet fever, and the flu.

My dad is 1 of 8 with only 6 surviving to adulthood and only 5 surviving past age 21. He lost siblings to measles, TB, and pneumonia.

So, I guess with RFK Jr. in office parents better start popping out extra kids to account for the childhood mortality rates that are sure to increase.

That dovetails nicely with the GOP’s creepy pro-natalism, actually.