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10 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I assume he kept insisting he never said that and refused to answer the question. Possibly pivoted to say something flattering about Trump.

sorta surprised they haven't thrown out the "that's fake, it's AI" trial balloon. that would have been a good opportunity

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That baby's parents may be anti-vaxxers, but the story clearly states the baby wasn't old enough to be vaccinated.  In this case, the smoking gun is the declining adult vax rates in MS leading to more pertussis in circulation.

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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

That baby's parents may be anti-vaxxers, but the story clearly states the baby wasn't old enough to be vaccinated.  In this case, the smoking gun is the declining adult vax rates in MS leading to more pertussis in circulation.

This.  This is how you kill people.  Not by the baby's parents doing something wrong, but by the fact that (1) babies aren't yet vaccinated, so they depend on low transmission rates in the community, and (2) other members of the community can't be vaccinated, or the vaccine was not 100% effective for them, so they too depend on low transmission rates.  My son was fully vaxxed, but came down with pertussis in high school.  He was fine, but it was no fun.  And the doc explained that yeah, a very small percentage of vaccinated folks still get it, so herd immunity is really important.

Especially with respect to diseases that are subject to vaccines that truly reduce the hell out of transmission (pertussis, smallpox, measles, and others), herd immunity is the goal and the key.  And the "fuck you, don't tell me what to do, I did my research and take colloidal silver instead" ethos that doesn't just exist, but is now official US policy, is already killing people and will kill many more.



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