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Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say (www.ksl.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
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"It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they'd known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family," she said.

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[–] 61 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Should be a law if you don't trust science to get vaccinated, you can't use hospital resources when you're sick. Do your research and figure it out.

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  • [–] 39 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Sounds great in theory, absolutely rancid in practice. It would lead to a massive increase in infections in people who actually did get vaccinated or who are otherwise immunocompromised.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Especially not with measles, that shit is way too dangerous and way too contagious.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    The idiots will cull themselves

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I honestly believe that this will happen over a long period of time. As more diseases and pandemics come back, the people who don't get vaccinated will die in larger numbers, leading to natural selection against stupidity. Unfortunately it will also take out the vulnerable.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Let's abandon the Hippocratic oath and switch to MAGA tactics!

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    Do no harm != help everyone all the time

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It means if someone needs healing you heal them, end of story. Choosing to not help is doing harm.

    This circle of hate is sad and worrying. The solution to this measles problem is more education and leaders that really care about their population, not stupid campism. What is gained by not treating the stupid fucks who refuse the vaccine because they think they know better? They will become a contagion vector and die in their conviction, and you get to feel smug I guess. Be the better person, don't stoop to their level.

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