Anonymous wrote:The only sympathy I have is mostly for kids too young to vax. Otherwise, all of the morons refusing to vax get what they deserve. From an evolutionary perspective, it may be positive, because it is nature's way of killing off dumb people.

Go read up on subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Basically, you can get measles if you're unvaxxed and can be asymptomatic. It can hide in your brain for 20+ years, then all of the sudden it attacks your nervous system. There are no cures, and you just die.

This is the risk idiot parents sign their kids up for when they choose not to vax. America is so stupid. I'm so done with it. Let them all die.

This kid is not too young to vax but too young to make the decision. The last person to die was an immune suppressed young woman who likely contracted measles in a clinic. These adults choices are needlessly killing others.

Anonymous wrote:RFK Jr said this isn't rare.

Uh, yes, in the United States, it was nonexistent.

Morons.

He also said two people have died. It is only one. He is so callous he makes reality look worse than it is.

Maybe it will spread through the entire state of Texas and spill over to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, etc., the entire base of the MAGA states.

This may be the only way Republicans can rebuild their party.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish I could broadcast this to all the south florida moms facebook groups but alas.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/person-dies-measles-west-texas-outbreak-rcna193812

South Florida schools require being vaccinated to attend.

DP here. People just file exemptions.

I wonder if the parents have any regret or still stand by their decision.

They do because they think they're going to freeload off of all the people around them that get vaccinated. That doesn't always work very well with measles.

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So chilling but entirely predictable so Susan Collins isn't clutching her pearls.

Seriously, do not get your information about measles from rfk Jr. Too bad if he's some Trump administration So-Called health hotshot. This person does not have any respect for measles. Ignore him and go to see your doctor for your information.

Um, what? RFK's comments are chilling but also entirely predictable. He is as expedient as Musk/Trump in saying one thing without a shred of sincerity, then doing another - no one genuinely fooled by his prevarication in his hearings, so Collins is going around unclutched.

I read that in the affected area of Texas, 24% of kids in the school systems aren’t vaccinated. That doesn’t include homeschooled kids, so the % of unvaxxed children is likely even higher. Measles is so contagious that you need at least 95% of the population vaccinated for herd immunity.

One of the more insidious side effects of the disease is that it completely resets the immune system’s memory, leaving patients susceptible to infections for a long time afterwards.

Anonymous wrote:I wish I could broadcast this to all the south florida moms facebook groups but alas.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/person-dies-measles-west-texas-outbreak-rcna193812

I don't care. Too stupid to vaccinate your children them run the real risk of your child dying.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they didn’t infect other vulnerable kids

That is a significant danger since young young children cannot get the vaccination. The young ones are dependent on herd immunity and there is no more respect for herd immunity in this country.

The CDC website says babies traveling internationally older than six months should get one dose prior to travel. The CDC website says children who receive their first dose prior to 12 months will need to follow the regular schedule and get two additional doses. That said, it seems that parents in the region being impacted could discuss this with a ped and potentially vaccinate a child that is at least six months earlier.

Outside of the circumstances described above, the first MMR vax can occur between 12 and 15 months. One dose is 93% effective against measles. The second dose is usually given between 4 and 6 years. Two doses are 97% effective against measles.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish I could broadcast this to all the south florida moms facebook groups but alas.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/person-dies-measles-west-texas-outbreak-rcna193812

South Florida schools require being vaccinated to attend.

DP here. People just file exemptions.

I wonder if the parents have any regret or still stand by their decision.

Anonymous wrote:My dad worked as a doctor in Africa back in the late 60s. I remember him telling me once how one of the hardest things he witnessed was seeing young children suffering and dying from measles. He said that parents would think twice about not vaccinating their children if they saw what it can do to a young person’s body.

We're still trying to get people to think once.

Better for parents to give their kids the measles than a gun?

There no vaccine for bullets.

My dad worked as a doctor in Africa back in the late 60s. I remember him telling me once how one of the hardest things he witnessed was seeing young children suffering and dying from measles. He said that parents would think twice about not vaccinating their children if they saw what it can do to a young person’s body.

Are we “HEALTHY” again

Anonymous wrote:As an older adult do I need to get a booster for measles? Is there a booster?

CVS minute clinic can run a titers test for you (simple blood test). It will tell you if you have immunity or not. If you don't, you can get another vaccine.

Also, people with auto-immune disorders sometimes need an extra booster to be protected.

I had my titers checked and was fine, but I'm not messing around with this stuff.

This is so sad. Their parents failed them.