With over 900 US measles cases so far this year, things are looking bleak

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/this-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-worst-year-for-us-measles-cases-since-the-1990s/

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ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world · 69 pts · 1y (2 replies)

If only there was some way to prevent this from happening. /s

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I think they are trying the "let them die" approach. Bold strategy, let's see how it works out.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

Fortunately/unfortunately well so far. Very few have died from this so, like COVID, they'll probably feel justified that they were either stuck at home for a week or in the hospital only a few days and completely avoided that "dangerous shot".

EstonianGuy@lemm.ee · 46 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Bleak in the US, rest of the world still believes in vaccines and medical science.

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 30 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Ontario just hit 1000 cases.

Quebec says the outbreak is over so does New Brunswick

one_fot_mon@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y

Canada is at risk of losing its elimination status for measles, which the country has maintained since 1998

Yikes

Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Unfortunately that won't help when these people travel and infect people who cannot be immunized

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Bold of you to assume anti-vaxxers are worldly enough to travel abroad

samus12345@lemm.ee · 16 pts · 1y

Not all of them are poors. Plenty of dumb-as-fuck wealthy people who travel, too.

kbotc@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

France has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the developed world, and this particular bit of nonsense (MMR is dangerous) is specifically linked to a British doctor who was trying to increase uptake on his “new” vaccines.

raef@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Vaccine nonsense got all around the world

qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website · 17 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Stupid adults being stupid and paying for their stupidity is one thing. But 1) this affects their kids, and 2) this can affect my kid (<1yo) and anyone who can't get vaccinated because they're immunocompromised/etc.

ickplant@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Even fully vaccinated people are at risk. A vaccinated man in Colorado was just diagnosed with measles. Of course, the severity of his illness will be greatly diminished by being vaccinated, but still.

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 1y

Americans give their kids guns year after year after school shooting after school shooting.

Stupid is in the Constitution.

NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

I empathize with the immunocompromised but I think the children of the antivaxxer's that survive are all bound to develop an incurable case of survival bias.

Freshparsnip@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y

Boy, I hope congress doesn't put an anti-vax idiot in charge of health

TheBat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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4am@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y

No no don’t downvote him, I think he’s onto something.

  • signed an American
MyOpinion@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

MAGAts are winning!