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silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate

www.cnn.com

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Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate

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silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago
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  • j_elgato@leminal.space
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    Just wait until the deregulated power grid goes out - again.

    Texas will loose whole counties to diphtheria and darkness.

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      They are quietly attaching their grid to the rest of the country. I’m sure they will still be obnoxious about it.

      https://insider.govtech.com/texas/news/department-of-energy-invests-360m-to-connect-ercot-to-u-s-power-grid

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        It will be hard to tell if they are being obnoxious or not, you know, once we lose power.

    • Spider2013@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      A sequel to oregon trail, Texas trail

      • j_elgato@leminal.space
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        No mate. A Muppet Movie with Gov. Abbott as the villain.

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    I’d like to call this “idiot pox”, but that wouldn’t be fair. Their parents are the idiots.

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      And this is the saddest part. The primary victims will be young children, suffering through a potentially deadly disease because of their parents’ credulity.

      • leauxhigh@lemmy.world
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        annnnnd a possible lifetime of issues that result from the infection too! it’s so disgusting

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    Maybe they should drink bleach or whatever it is the orange turd recommends these days.

    • hypeerror@sh.itjust.works
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      UV butt plug.

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    Imagine that.

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    I cant be sorry for them 😆

    • sprack@lemmy.world
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      I can. It will be children that suffer, not the adults/parents who were already vaccinated.

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        Maybe they can try again? Like the 1800s just have 8 kids and see who survives?

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    What costs more? Containing the outbreaks and lost productivity or vaccinating?

    I’m assuming some of these american parents are not vaccinating cause they feel like it’s not affordable.

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      deleted by creator

  • FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world
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    They fought for the freedom to let their children die of measles. And I guess they got it?

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