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Making measles great again!

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

The trouble is really twofold, firstly the people that are most impacted with heavy disease and death from measles are small children (whom have no say in their vaccination status, and we as a community should protect), and the massive additional unnecessary burden that will be placed upon the already struggling healthcare systems.

Just like we saw with covid, this will cause necessary medical procedures & treatments to be delayed, medical staff burnout, and an overall rise in 'excess mortality'.

All because people have been listening to dipshits 'just asking questions' platforming antivaxxers and a rise in vaccine hesitancy due to mass propaganda online through poorly-regulated social media who value clicks and engagement (ragebait) over accuracy.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago
[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 5 points 9 hours ago

Haha you think America will still exist in 20 years.

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not just the US. Here in Ontario we have surpassed 1,000 cases.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

:( glad me and mine are vaccinated, but we need more to make herd immunity effective

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

GOP: "Why would scientists do this to me?"

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Also GOP: "I don't need no Fauci Ouchy!"

[–] BigRigButters@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago

More like “why did Biden allow this to happen?”

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 66 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Where's the guy who posts the Donald Trump "I did that" picture when you need him.


Although to be fair idiot parents who won't vaccinate their kids contributed a lot as well.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This trend started years ago with California crunchy moms

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I wonder how many of them satisfy the horseshoe - meaning, if people were to check up on them, how many have now been shifted into crazytown qanon bullshit and went "maga" to boot.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Get an mmr and tdap booster 💉

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And if you’re allergic to MMR like me, just pray you can stay in an area where herd immunity keeps up.

[–] BigRigButters@lemm.ee 9 points 13 hours ago

Jus don’t be allergic!

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your comment literally inspired me to do so, and I JUST got back from getting both vaccines.

It was THAT easy.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago

Thanks for taking care of your health, and everyone around you.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

Get titers to see if you need them (unless you know that you do, of course).

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad I got my immunity tested and an mmr booster. If you were born before ‘89 it’s not a bad idea to get antibody levels checked out as procedures changed that year

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 day ago

I actually had to get a hepatitis vaccine to work at a project. They did bloodwork on everyone beforehand. Me and another guy older than me were the only ones who had to also get MMR vaccines because apparently the ones we got as children were no longer effective. The whole 'born before 89' thing is no joke.

[–] IsaamoonKHGDT_6143@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago

And then those people ask for their medical expenses to be cheap.

If you have a medical problem that couldn't be prevented, I understand.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I was vaccinated as a kid. Should I get a booster before visiting the US?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Ask a physician, not the internet.
Andd I'd advice against visiting the US anytime soon if you're a foreigner.

[–] ryanvgates@infosec.pub 1 points 14 hours ago

It depends on how old you were when you were a kid and now. I would recommend getting your vaccination history and discussing it with your doctor. The vaccines do wane in effectiveness over time.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago

Well, don't visit unless you need to. And yes.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ask your doctor for a titer to see if you've still got antibodies against it.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 11 hours ago

A blood test which checks for antibodies.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

It's not very widespread so that risk is low - there's literally like 400 cases right now, in a nation of 340,000,000. But if you do happen to run across someone infectious, there's a pretty good chance of catching it. There's really no downside to getting a booster, so I'd say yes to the booster.

Something else to consider - and I don't know how the vaccines played out in your country - I've that in the US, everyone born in or before 1957 is presumed to be immune. Americans vaccinated between 1957 and ?1969? should get a booster because the vaccine the US was using at the time was less effective. And they're recommending that Americans vaccinated before 1990 consider getting a booster, because they had thought that one shot provided lifetime immunity, but it turns out that you needed a second shot as well. So if the vaccination program where you lived might have had one of those issues, you might consider a booster as well.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

No no no. They’re making America healthy again. No reports? No problem. All healthy!