Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Measles - It's Not Just a Rash, Dumbass

So, guess what?  The measles vaccine was developed around 1954, and by 1963 - almost ten years of testing - declared safe and effective enough  licensed in the United States.  This wasn't "rushed to market to make money."  This was tested, refined and prepared in order to stop kids from dying.

(child suffering from measles)

Here is a chart showing outbreaks of the disease.


Here is a chart showing DEATHS from the disease.  Notice that Outbreaks plummets after the vaccine is introduced, and that deaths drops to nearly zero.

For the slow thinkers in the room, that means - because of vaccinations - kids stopped dying.


Now, we come back around to "Hey, I'm afraid of vaccines!" and suddenly, a disease that had been thought eliminated, explodes into the population again.



Because, you know, "Vaccines are dangerous!"



And where are kids getting sick?  Hm...


Funny how this works.  Cut back on vaccinations against measles, and get measles outbreaks.  Gosh, it's almost as if the vaccines do actually protect people from infectious diseases.  You know, like they actually work?  Imagine that.



"Vaccines are dangerous."  Yeah, unlike, say, measles....

  

So, no, I have zero tolerance for anti-vaxxers, who are willing to cripple and kill their own children and my children, too.  Fuck you, endangering my child.


5 comments:

  1. Children are dying, because their parents are fucking ignorant tits who worship feel-good conspiracy theories rather than value proper education

    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/08/692665531/measles-cases-mount-in-pacific-northwest-outbreak

    Back in February, 2019, 55 cases of measles just in Washington State. Most of them children under 10. Congrats, parents, you made stupid choices and now your children are suffering.

    "As of Thursday, 55 cases have been confirmed this year, most of them in unvaccinated children under age 10. The outbreak's epicenter is Clark County, Wash., just north of Portland, Ore."

    "Measles is a highly contagious disease that can result in brain damage, deafness and, in rare cases, death. In 2000, measles was declared eliminated from the United States, thanks to widespread vaccination campaigns."

    "Yet cases have popped up in 11 states so far this winter, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking three outbreaks (defined as three or more confirmed cases) in New York City, New York state and Washington state."

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  2. Hang on, as of March 21, 2019, it's 74 cases in Washington State

    https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Measles/MeaslesOutbreak

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    1. I can't even edit my own damn comments. WTF Google Dev Team??

      Measles outbreak cases by county

      County
      Click county name for more information Confirmed Cases*
      Clark 73
      King 1
      Total 74
      Last updated 3/21/2019

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  3. *Anti-vaxxer idiocy has led to the largest measles outbreak in almost 20 years*

    https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2019/4/25/1853100/-Anti-vaxxer-idiocy-has-led-to-the-largest-measles-outbreak-in-almost-20-years

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    1. And the social network thread on this topic
      https://social.isurf.ca/display/c443a55c-145c-c4a4-5724-e80302731501

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