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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this a 15 page thread about one death with no useful details?[/quote]
What useful details are you looking for? There’s also a thread in the Health forum if that helps.[/quote]
Co-morbidities being the big one.[/quote]

Measles has been studied and tracked for a very long time. This is not like Covid where we're only just figuring out what types of comorbidities might cause complications or death. It is already known which populations are at higher risk, and it is already known that measles can cause serious life-long complications and death even in healthy people. So tell me, why do you care what the child's comorbidities were? How will that impact your actions? Alllll the data is at your fingertips. Or better yet ask your doctor's advice.

I hope people like you aren't thinking "this kid probably had leukemia so I really don't need to worry about my non-leukemia kids." [/quote]

We can't save everyone.  There is a child dying in a car accident every day, nobody cares.  Nobody cares to make our suburbs less car dependent, to make it safer to get around. Nobody cares how many kids die of neglect or abuse or suicides (a LOT more than Measles).  Why is this story making headlines and so many discussions? It's purely political.  These outbreaks happened before and you hardly remember unless someone brings it to your retinas.

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It's making headlines because there is already a known solution in place, accessible to everyone in the country. Not so for the other things you mentioned.

That's how the news works. [/quote]

Are you dense? [b]There is literally nothing different now[/b] and this was the case before.  No, you cannot and you will not vaccinate every single person.  It's literally impossible to control.  There is nothing new about this.  I do not understand the degree of coverage this gets.  
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There is something hugely different now, couldn't be more different. The Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States , an authority figure, our guide for all matters health related, promotes not vaccinating children and has specifically targeted this vaccine. Weeks into his tenure, [i]there has already been one death[/i].

It is "new" to have the top health figure in the United States actively go against the peer-reviewed crystal clear scientific facts.

Why is one death newsworthy? Because the last death was in 2015. Prior to that, 2003.

In 2024, we had a total of 285 measles cases reported in the US. It is March 1, and there have already been 165.

This virus is tremendously contagious. The flu has an R naught of 1-2. The measles: 12-18. Thankfully, most people are vaccinated so we won't see a pandemic. Thankfully, we have an extremely effective weapon against this virus. Unfortunately for the woman in 2015, who was vaccinated but immunocompromised, walking in an area up to two hours after a measles patient can lead to infection.

So who is at risk besides those who choose to unvaccinate (along with their innocent children who have no choice): 
1) all babies under 12-15 months 
2) anyone who is immune compromised 
3) anyone whose vaccine may be less effective (for example, people who were vaccinated between 1963-1967 were given an inactive measles vaccine that has proven to be less effective).

Why did RFK Jr. say it wasn't a big deal in the cabinet meeting?  He is promoting his antivax position. He doesn't want you to think that things are going badly under his tenure. He, literally as you would say, does not care. We can debate the theories but the facts are crystal clear. [/quote]

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