Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 16:20     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:There are unfortunately very few people still alive who remember what the world was like prior to modern day vaccines. My mom is 94 and remembers when every one had to stay inside during the summer because of polio. My late father had polio as a child and had a limp his entire life (and he was a lucky one). Mom started teaching in the 1950s and had a pregnant colleague who was exposed to a kid with german measles in the classroom and the poor teacher's child was born deaf (German measles exposure being a cause of birth defects). Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

I hope the Florida teachers go on strike over this because dropping vaccination requirements is a significant exposure risk for educators. But MAGA world won't care because they'd rather just use tax dollars to fund the homeschoolers and private religious schools.


Yes -- my mom is 96 and she LOOOOVES vaccines. She remembers her childhood without them, and losing friends or friends/family who had life long health impacts.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 14:58     Subject: Re:The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Only benefit may be there will be fewer MAGAs to reproduce. Sadly they will take some sane people with them though.

Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 14:50     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:There are unfortunately very few people still alive who remember what the world was like prior to modern day vaccines. My mom is 94 and remembers when every one had to stay inside during the summer because of polio. My late father had polio as a child and had a limp his entire life (and he was a lucky one). Mom started teaching in the 1950s and had a pregnant colleague who was exposed to a kid with german measles in the classroom and the poor teacher's child was born deaf (German measles exposure being a cause of birth defects). Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

I hope the Florida teachers go on strike over this because dropping vaccination requirements is a significant exposure risk for educators. But MAGA world won't care because they'd rather just use tax dollars to fund the homeschoolers and private religious schools.


No teachers union down there. There will be no strike.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 14:48     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
There is a lot of talk about not vaccinating dogs because the dog will get autism. This is the future.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 13:14     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
There are unfortunately very few people still alive who remember what the world was like prior to modern day vaccines. My mom is 94 and remembers when every one had to stay inside during the summer because of polio. My late father had polio as a child and had a limp his entire life (and he was a lucky one). Mom started teaching in the 1950s and had a pregnant colleague who was exposed to a kid with german measles in the classroom and the poor teacher's child was born deaf (German measles exposure being a cause of birth defects). Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.

I hope the Florida teachers go on strike over this because dropping vaccination requirements is a significant exposure risk for educators. But MAGA world won't care because they'd rather just use tax dollars to fund the homeschoolers and private religious schools.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 12:57     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
It's really stupid and detrimental to the entire world. What a moronic decision they've made.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 12:11     Subject: Re:The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:Why would you want to live in this state?


It's a beautiful state with nice weather. Yes, the government has gone mega-MAGA and people are less safe because of it, but that should help teach people that elections have consequences. Get off your couch and try to help a more sensible candidate get elected to office. My parents live in a relatively blue part of Florida and I went to visit for election day weekend and was shocked at how little campaign activitity was being conducted by the Democratic party.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 12:04     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:I'm going to watch what Disney does. Because it'll be a measles outbreak there that will show us the appetite for anti vax. Will they shut down, require staff to vaccinate, have ppl sign waivers with their tix purchases?


How is Disney dealing with it now?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 10:22     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think the only thing that will change these people’s minds is if there kids end up with polio or small pox. Even then they’ll find way to deflect blame.


Listen I'm as pro vax as they come but let's keep our info legit. There's not a (non military) person alive who has gotten a small pox vaccine. It's MEASLES that people need to worry about.


Smallpox vaccine stopped in 1972.

But it could come back.

https://www.science.org/content/article/smallpox-may-be-gone-u-s-should-better-prepare-its-return-report-says


I understand that - but I'm saying, it's not among the recommended vaccines in 2025. Those of us who are vaccinating our kids on time aren't getting offered a smallpox vax. MMR, TDAP, chicken pox, hep b, etc., but no smallpox.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:49     Subject: Re:The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Why would you want to live in this state?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:42     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think the only thing that will change these people’s minds is if there kids end up with polio or small pox. Even then they’ll find way to deflect blame.


Listen I'm as pro vax as they come but let's keep our info legit. There's not a (non military) person alive who has gotten a small pox vaccine. It's MEASLES that people need to worry about.


Smallpox vaccine stopped in 1972.

But it could come back.

https://www.science.org/content/article/smallpox-may-be-gone-u-s-should-better-prepare-its-return-report-says
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:39     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op, just unfollow the group. Why would you expend and mental energy on this? Life’s too short. If they want to risk their kids lives by avoiding vaccines, let them.


Probably because it’s disheartening to see your community fall for lies and disinformation, which will affect you when viruses spread. When people and companies leave. There will be a lot of unintended consequences. Doctors are already not being replaced in Florida, this should be worrying.


The hospitals are going to get overwhelmed. The kids will be in the ER receiving modern medical care when they get sick with measles.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:39     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:I think the only thing that will change these people’s minds is if there kids end up with polio or small pox. Even then they’ll find way to deflect blame.


Children I have gunshots all the time and they won’t change the laws, reinforce the ones that are already in place.

Children in Texas died in a flood, got washed away, even though millions of dollars set an account given to them by Biden to fix the problem and they refused. They literally murdered little girls.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:37     Subject: The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:I think the only thing that will change these people’s minds is if there kids end up with polio or small pox. Even then they’ll find way to deflect blame.


Listen I'm as pro vax as they come but let's keep our info legit. There's not a (non military) person alive who has gotten a small pox vaccine. It's MEASLES that people need to worry about.
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 09:19     Subject: Re:The Florida anti vax thing is making me INSANE
Anonymous wrote:How is it that you live where you live and more part of that group and this is the first thing that drove you crazy?

Not women losing rights?
Black man being in the streets by cops?
Not the military invasion of major cities?
Not a felon being in the White House?
Not the Supreme Court, giving a felon in the White House immunity for all crimes?



Because being a selfish and cruel ahole is upsetting but normal. A suicide cult is crazy.