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“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

If only there was another proven way of doing this without the risk of serious complications of getting sick.

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago

I have a list of who first: him, Musk, Vance and Trump. And don't you dare take anything but vitamines

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 13 points 7 hours ago

Man if only we could have measles but like a less deadly version so we could train our bodies to fight the actual thing.

[–] Mohamed@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 hours ago

So, soo close to supporting vaccines.

[–] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago

Ok. You first.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago

He should lead by example. Get himself and everyone else in the WH sick first.

[–] Bouzou@lemmy.world 73 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Or what of there was some way to give everyone a tiny dose of the measles so that their immune system can learn it and attack it without even getting sick??

Maybe if they make the virus weakened or figure out some way to deactivate it?

Gosh, someone should work on this. It's a great idea...

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago

We've got a 100% true-American patriot company willing to do the invovled research, testing, and manufacturing involved in this endeavor, and it will only cost the taxpayers $500 billion dollars.

Then Predisent Trump can say he's wiped out measles.

Sign here.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 9 points 12 hours ago

Sounds satanic. I will contract my diseases the way He intended 😤

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

Maybe if they make the virus weakened or figure out some way to deactivate it?

How will that serve the interests of the eugenicists who believe disease is a powerful tool of ethnic cleansing and of purging people with disabilities?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 81 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The measles can wipe out your other immunities! You'd be so much better getting the vaccine.

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 8 hours ago

But does vaccination have the 'everybody got measles' benefit without the disease's risks? Yes. Yes it does.

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 68 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What a fucking dimwit.

This guy is dumber than a box of hammers.

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Hey whoa, hammers catching strays. I’m no tradesman myself but hammers are quite useful (when used appropriately) and have a number of uses outside of just driving home nails. Edit*

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

They're useful, but you wouldn't ask one to help you with homework/run a government department.

We could continue testing their similarities by seeing what happens when we use RFK to smash the end of a nail into some wood. For science.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 47 points 15 hours ago
[–] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 21 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

I still can't fathom that the US has a guy who eats roadkill and had a brainworm - the two of which might be connected - as their secretary of health.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Don’t forget that he’s also from a rich family so he absolutely didn’t need to eat roadkill at any point in his life.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

Sometimes they're capable of not saying the quiet part out loud. If they called him the Secretary of keeping people well enough to work but sick enough to prevent revolt, it would be giving the whole game away

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[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 8 points 11 hours ago

It would be better if... Several hundred thousands of people died... Hmmmm

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

2 doses spaced 28 days apart gives 97% efficacy against ever catching the measles. 1 dose gives 93%. If 95% of the population gets a vaccination the disease is functionally eradicated

But take the words of a Kennedy who spent his youth as an elite committing petty crime, vandalism, theft, and dealing drugs despite having access to extreme wealth. His reward for continually fucking up was a Harvard education and an illustrious law career. Who then started a 15 year heroin and cocaine addiction and by his words kicked it after getting busted for possession the first time in his life (aka the first time he managed to experience a consequence, which took shockingly long). And of course we believe that like all heroin addicts he was able to just kick a decade and a half addiction after one round of rehab through straight willpower, despite have access to connections and some of the deepest pocketbooks in the country

The man has been full of shit since his teens. It is a shame because his family appears to have given him the circumstances to utterly ruin him via consistently giving no consequence for terrible behavior. At the same time I have little sympathy for him because unlike many of us peons who struggle with families that give poor boundaries and no consequences, his artificially removed them because they had access to obscene wealth and privilege. He didn’t have to worry about doing heroin, or assaulting women, or stealing shit. Dad would take care of it. All while living in luxury. Fuck him. I will continue to post defaming his character because people posting “worm in his brain” truly don’t get the extent of how much of a monster he is or the Kennedy dynasty is (look up rosemary kennedy for more Kennedy atrocities)

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Did you listen to the RFK Jr Behind the Bastards episodes? They were fascinating and explain why he is the way he is.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There's so many bastards, I don't know how I could possibly get to all the episodes of that podcast.

Not to mention when I try to listen I get so enraged I can't continue.

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

I know what you mean. There have been several episodes that I either didn't start or didn't finish for that reason The RFK Jr episodes are very recent. He was still a presidential candidate so I guess it's from about 5 months ago. Definitely worth a listen.

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

This is B.S., man. I'm gonna go see Doctor Worm and re-evaluate this merger.

Doctor Worm: "BEEF CHICKEN MALT LICKIN' DADDY'S HEAD BE TICKIN'!"

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DrWorm@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DrWorm@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not a real doctor. But I am a real worm.

An actual worm?

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 28 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I have a young child. I have absolutely ZERO interest in them being harmed by completely ignorant policy. Fuck this guy & fuck this regime.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

The fun part is you can do everything right, and your child can still be harmed because the asshats living near you don't trust science because it makes them feel dumb.

Isn't that fun? Yippee! What a time to be alive (for now)!

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 19 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

Maybe we could make a weakened form of the virus that would give you immunity without getting you sick? That way everyone could get measles without a lot of people dying.

We could call it “a vaccine.”

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Or we could call it.... (cue pinky to corner of mouth) ... "MINI-MEasles"

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[–] Aliktren@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago

We tried this every year up until 1963 and it didnt work

[–] BlurryBits@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 15 hours ago

"Never interrupt the enemy when they are making a mistake"

But the rest of you - You might wanna consider a MMR booster, maybe a TDAP while you are at it. We like keeping the good guys around..

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago

and dying is the cure to everything bad that can happen by living

smh

[–] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

Lead by example, asshole

[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 13 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Hey that’s how immunizations work!

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

That's crazy talk. Immunizations give you the autism cooties.

/s in case someone thinks I'm MAGA or something

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

You first, asshole.

[–] Dimmer@leminal.space 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Dear Mr Worm, pls take his other half brain.

[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago

I think that's already happened.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Death cult.

[–] tyrant@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

It's hard to believe we're only a couple months into this...

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