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Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. Other states with outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. Since February, two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.

The new outbreaks confirm health experts’ fears that the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year. The World Health Organization said this week cases in Mexico are linked to the Texas outbreak.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

The Mennonite woman in west Texas who basically said that she was fine with her son dying to avoid the vaccine really disgusted me. She is also implying that death is better than any form of autism (that connection claim has been thoroughly discredited).

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't worry, this number will go down very shortly. Oh, not because we'll stop the spread, but because these morons will fire all the people in charge of tracking why all the kids are dying.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 52 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I don't think we should ever forgive the anti-vaxxers. I mean, we probably should if any of them come around, but in my heart I want to just brand "STUPID" on their forehead.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Better to brand something like "CONTAGION".

[–] Cargon@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago
[–] AarynBlack@lemm.ee -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a problem that solves itself. Just seems to be taking a while for them all to drop off.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Except that's not how it works.

[–] liverbe@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Giving your kid liver damage to own the libs lol

[–] exothermic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

But the social media research I did says Vitamin A is the natural way to build up immunity! /s

Snake oil sales persons everywhere. Supplements should have been regulated by the FDA from its inception.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unbelievable. Fuckin unbelievable

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Aka totally predictable and easily avoidable, which makes this BS unbelievable.

[–] Haess@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

RFK says this is normal, so don't worry

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Actually, he’s called for more measles.

So, quit fooling around Texas, your MAGAt overlords demand more sacrifice

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 10 points 3 days ago

He wants measles parties like we had chicken pox parties. Except kids didn't really die of chickenpox, but they will die of measles.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago
[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If only you had this thing… called vaccines. Oh well!

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Dipwhit actually had a good idea. See, if you get the measles once, then your body will build up an immunity to it. Now, if you could get the measles without any of the negative effects, that would be even better. But is probably science fiction.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago

Likely higher than that due to piss poor reporting. I recall seeing an alt government account hinting it could have already been in the 2000s a few weeks back but they couldn't speak officially.

Just take fish oil and pass on those vaccines. You'll be fine.

(just in case, /s)

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Darwinism must prevail somehow.