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Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If parents and doctors aren't getting in trouble for killing their kids with quack drugs, why are they getting in trouble for giving real medication when their "child" is still in the womb?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Doctors aren't giving the kids the Vitamin A, doctors are sounding the alarm that children are coming in with Vitamin A poisoning.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sounds like a quick call to CPS is in order, if they are still around and haven't been dumped by dumpy.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (38 children)

Health insurance companies shouldn't cover these people who refuse to vaccinate.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Why are these people ok with isolated vitamin supplements (which are not natural), but not ok with a vaccine? I don't understand the line they draw.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

Because opinion is more important than fact, and choice is more important than logic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Because they are operating on propaganda, not logic.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

They're contrarians and conspiracists. They will go with whatever the established authorities recommend against.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Add in just a pinch of traditionalists who think herbal supplements are better than modern medicine and that the human body is composed of 7 ancient energies capable of healing all wounds if you eat right, or some bullshit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

"I don't know what's in the vaccine" is the dumbest excuse too. The information is available, and if you don't trust the information, why would trust the label that tells you those pills are vitamin A. They could put anything in that pill with Vitamin A.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (4 children)

RFK is so ridiculously stupid.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's time to bring RFK to schools with measles outbreaks. Let him personally reassure people that the vaccine is a choice.

What, you're worried about catching measles? Why the fuck would you?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can we just quarantine the entire state? Or just… I don’t know-

Push it out into the ocean?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

There's a lot of landmass between Texas and the ocean but you know what, I'm on board.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Wonder if he could be sued for practicing medicine without a license ?

[–] [email protected] 159 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine

Oh look RFK is getting people nearly killed. Who could have seen this coming?

[–] [email protected] 104 points 4 days ago (10 children)

More importantly, look how no one is getting into trouble for endangering children.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Especially the guy who is actively harming children.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Oh, he's getting people killed. Again.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Any parent taking what RFK Jr says as fact is neglecting their child.

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