Texas measles outbreak grows to 124

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[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (21 children)

In the 1910s there was an average of 6000 measles-related deaths annually. The first vaccine for it was available in 1963, but the goal to eradicate measles was not until 1978 (by the CDC), and the final eradication in the US was by the year 2000. I looked up this information in order to see how the post-war generation benefitted from one of the most important vaccine programs in history. I'd say that the so-called information warfare of the past few decades (which has been also a class warfare) has now destroyed an essential aspect of the so-called American Dream: a pursuit of truth and scientific fact and the separation of church and state (which has protected religious freedom as well as secular governance). That's part of a post-truth political discourse today. And I think it's also the Heritage Foundation's plan for bulding a banana republic, ruled by an oligarchy. The latest Texas measles outbreak is I think an important sign of this ongoing division and destruction of the American experience. TL:DR - a 1st world country with 3rd world problems is a victim of its oligarchy.

[–]American_Muskrat 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (20 children)

Damn so basically nobody died of it.

[–]farmer 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We had more than 125 cases every year in our school district and noone died. Som people had the little pock mark on their forehead where they scratched the itch when they were told to leave them alone, if you see a little pock mark on someone's forehead it used to mean they scratched a chicken pox itch.

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

We had more than 125 cases every year in our school district and noone died

Deaths are rare. But avoidable with the vaccine.

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Globally about 2.6 million per year. Most people put 2.6 million people as more than "basically nobody".

Other complications include deafness, intellectual disability, and blindness.

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm guessing that 2.6m is the utter dregs of humanity.

[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If they're anti-vaxxers, yes.

[–]YoMamma 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Until the early 1960s, hundreds of people died annually from measles in the US.

Between the early 1960s and 2000, the number of measles-relaated deaths dwindled gradually from 500 annually to 0 annually.

[–]American_Muskrat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

So basically nobody died from it. 🤔

Why do we do a measles vaccine again?

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

To save 2.6 million lives, 60,000 cases of measles blindness, and 5-10% of all hearing loss.

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

An American being vaccinated isn't going to save some 80 IQ savage in Africa or India, nor should we want to.

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's right. An American being vaccinated will mostly benefit Americans.

We benefit from the inventions and expertise from better education in Africa and India, and should want it. Even if we are psychopaths that don't want other people to have better lives. Most of us just empathise though.

[–]YoMamma 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Why are you trolling?

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Im not. 500 people out of a population is basically nothing. 500 people probably die a year sneezing too hard.

[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You are trolling. Though post 1963, 500 died agonizing deaths annually, 5 million annually got measles in the US through much of the 20th century, and before. And a vaccine was necessary to eradicate polio. And before those vaccines, millions more suffered and/or died. of preventable measles and polio.

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Measles sounds overblown.

[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

troll

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The parents of each of those dead children would rather that they were vaccinated and alive.

[–]American_Muskrat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So what?

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So those of us with empathy can see the value of vaccination.