At least 146 measles cases have been identified in West Texas so far, including 20 hospitalizations and one death.
      • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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        2 months ago

        This is contrary to what the article says:

        So far, 116 of the 146 cases are under the age of 18, with 46 being 4 or under. Only five of the 146 were vaccinated with at least one dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

        5/146 is ~3.4%

        You can get measles when vaccinated, particularly if you only had one dose (the standard for people vaccinated before 1989) but it’s much much less likely.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Problem is the parents are mostly fine, because they were vaccinated. The victims are almost all children AFAIK.
      Also if this continues, it will hit vaccinated people too, because vaccination is not 100%, but with high enough vaccination rates, it prevents the disease from spreading.

      Antivaxxers however prevent the rate of vaccination to be high enough in some communities!

      • Hegar@fedia.io
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        2 months ago

        A less intentionally broken education system would reduce the scale of the harm done.

          • Hegar@fedia.io
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            2 months ago

            I suspect that’s an effect of the under-education of our country. A more functional education system would probably produce fewer proudly ignorant people.

        • limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Stiff penalties for not vaccinating, and a local and state government less corrupt that is able to provide enforcement and better assistance.

          I don’t get the education angle here, the anti vaccination parents can’t be fixed like that, and many of them were not educated in the state ; but they can be made to follow health codes.

          That said, Texas needs better education system. But this another issue entirely

          • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            2 months ago

            We need to stop letting people refuse to vaccinate purely on philosophical grounds. If you claim a religious reason for not getting vaccinated then your group better officially have that position. In my home state, New Jersey, most who refuse to vaccinate are not part of a faith that bans vaccinations.

            • limer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              2 months ago

              I like having no exemptions except medical due to other health conditions . It used to be this way in most places until the generations who suffered the diseases moved on

              Large religious communities who hate vaccinations, will only respond to large fines against the parents.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I know the article says this is just something going around on social media, but fuck me, sometimes I go to a dark place and think maybe measles should win. Maybe evolution needs to cull this dipshittery.

    Then I think of the kids who don’t have a choice. Why are people so fucking dumb?

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Maybe evolution needs to cull this dipshittery.

      Okay here’s the issue, the parents who are pushing this are probably vaccinated for measles.

      As a smart kid born to absolutely dumb as living fuck parents, genetics does not mean two stupid parents automatically beget a stupid child.

      So in your proposed scenario you’re risking killing intelligent children whose worst crime was being born to absolute fucking idiots.

      • echo@lemmings.world
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        2 months ago

        If good genetic material can be trained to be stupid as fuck which is a high probability with the parents in question. It’s unfortunate for the children, but probably best for society.

        • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Look I just can’t help not responding to this. I need to emphasize this.

          This is not how genetics actually works at all and what you are suggesting is fucking eugenics rooted in a complete misunderstanding of genetics. Go peddle what amounts to Nazi shit elsewhere fucking please. They misunderstood genetics in the same fucking way.

      • Botzo@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Exactly, hence the last sentence of my comment.

        Evolution is cruel, and if that particular strain of stupid results in fewer successful offspring, maybe we’re better off as a species.

        I definitely read too much science fiction and think about this shit on a grand scale constantly, so sometimes I have to be reminded about being fucking human. And apparently these dumbass parents might need to be too.