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Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say (www.ksl.com)
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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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[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago

I worked in nursing for a while

I worked with a few excellent people, many average people, and a horrifyingly large number of absolute fucking halfwits

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

I worked in a nursing home during Covid, including when the vaccine came out and it became mandatory for employees. Despite going through school to become nurses or aides, as well as witnessing all the horrors of Covid with their own eyes, some people chose to quit instead of get the vaccine.

I had no words, and I still have no words.

[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

I have several words

Such as "fucking morons" and "useless wastes of oxygen"

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago

That's my experience with the medical field as well. It breaks my heart, I used to trust doctors, but after some interesting experiences I am now convinced it's all a minstrel show held together with bailing wire.

[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

I think it helps that I'm lucky enough to live in a civilised country, rather than 'Murica

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