Posted on 03/17/2014 7:41:27 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Of all the things to be nostalgic for, infectious diseases probably don’t make it onto many lists.
However, if you happen to pine for the good old days when measles was an active public health threat, I have good news for you. The anti-vaccine crowd is bringing it back.
There is currently an outbreak of measles in New York City. Considered eliminated in the United States in 2000, last year saw a record number of outbreaks around the country. It’s only three months into 2014, and not only is the nation’s largest city seeing cases in several boroughs, but other major metropolitan areas are warning of new cases as well.
This is not some inconvenience to be laughed off. Measles is a highly-contagious illness caused by a virus. It usually presents with a combination of rash, fevers, cough and runny nose, as well as characteristic spots in the mouth. Most patients recover after an unpleasant but relatively uneventful period of sickness. Unfortunately, about one patient in every 1,000 develops inflammation of the brain, and one to three cases per 1000 in the United States result in death.
Reports from New York note that several people have been hospitalized, and infected patients include infants too young to be vaccinated themselves. Because the American public hasn’t needed to worry much about this once-contained threat in quite some time, most people probably don’t know that measles can kill, or leave children permanently disabled.
We vaccinate people for a reason.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
in fact you are more at risk to get the flu if you take the flu vax. just came out this year, meta study of years of data.
so kind of thwarts the idea that not getting vaxs is stupid.
also they have gotten rid of many vax’s that were created without using aborted cell lines. i dont make a point to benefit from those murdered by abortion at their expense.
herd immunity is a myth. people are more at risk to get the flu if they get the flu vax.
It’s more than that. It’s called herd immunity.
WTF! Why would a pregnant woman take any drug unless it is absolutely necessary?
i heard she’s devastated you won’t masturbate to her pictures.
Flu vaccine is very different than measles or chicken pox or smallpox or polio etc...
Try not to be ignorant. It’s not a conservative virtue.
I say this agreeing that the yearly flu vaccines may not help. I never take them and not get the flu
Often, quite often here in the west, it is reservations.
illegals = measels
sanctuary city
commie libtard mayor
what next, the plague ???
It's really hard to get a prescription for the shingles shot at that age. I wouldn't be surprised if Obamacare would forbid it even if you were to use your own money.
While we should stop immigrants who aren’t innoculated, we can’t absolve people who avoid vaccinations. Until a disease is gone worldwide, it’s still a threat.
anti-vax people are targeted to be Goldsteins by liberals who are the ones who push vax’s on people. they don’t swallow the govt experts line and don’t mind being totalitarian on anyone who doesn’t believe what they do, and deny vax problems and cover up the problems. thgey freak about mercury releqse in a light bulb but say the thimerosal - 50% mercury - is totally safe to inject into the human body where it accumulates in fatty tissues like the brain.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/post2468343_b_2468343.html
Well if I had my choice I’d rather my kid build her immunity naturally and if she gets the measles treat the measles rather than inject her with chemicals.
As she is an adult and has to make career/ministry/travel decisions, she can decide what she should do, but her immune system should be able to take it.
1. The MMR vaccine NEVER contained thimerisol.
2. nonsense. Study after study shows no link between vaccines, or thimerisol and autism.
Not likely. Let's see the data please.
synthetic squalene ain’t great for you either. lots of military pilots lost flight status due to illnesses following anthrax vax’s with all this crap in them. visual damage and motor skills damage.
Vaccines wear off and some folks don’t get the full effects.
But hey, if I want to build a bonfire 3 feet from your house on my side of the property line, it’s not my fault if your house catches fire.
An outcome of a time when the government cannot be trusted.
Now this has merit. There were some issues with the anthrax vaccine...
Modern superstitions seek support in questionable science.
you are not helpless. learn what to do to boost your immune system NOW with natural compounds and the foods you eat. vitamins and supplements can help as most people’s’diets lack in a bunch of areas.
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