The comeback kid
The measles crisis in West Texas has claimed the life of another child, the second death in an outbreak that has burned through the region and infected dozens of residents in bordering states.
The 8-year-old girl died early Thursday morning of “measles pulmonary failure” at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, according to records obtained by The New York Times. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the United States.
We’re energetically going backwards. Hey team, let’s bring back lethal epidemics!
If the virus continues to spread at this pace, the country risks losing its measles elimination status, a hard-fought victory earned in 2000. Public health officials in West Texas have predicted the outbreak will continue for a year.
Robert F. Kennedy, the nation’s health secretary, has faced intense criticism for his handling of the outbreak. A prominent vaccine skeptic, he has offered muted support for vaccination and has emphasized untested treatments for measles, like cod liver oil.
According to doctors in Texas, Mr. Kennedy’s endorsement of alternative treatments has contributed to patients delaying critical care and ingesting toxic levels of vitamin A.
Yes but on the upside we have a complete amateur in charge of the federal health department. Exciting!
Why you listen to these so called experts who are really know nothings that RFK jnr sees right through? They are all on the payroll of BigPharma and the MedicoIndustrial complex, poisoning our children with their Autism inducing vaccines.
Far better to let the epidemic run its course, because that is the only way to provide herd immunitry in a cohort. What’s a few deaths among children when we can infect and immunise the whole population. Make Measles Great Again. It was a right of passage in childhood.
You know, just like in the
goodbad old days, before vaccines.When sarcasm is completely indistinguishable from the real thing.
We had a president who callously mishandled an epidemic, openly wondered why we couldn’t inject disinfectant into lungs, and who happily stared directly at the sun during an eclipse.
God help us (figuratively), people saw that and thought he’d be good for another tenure. Truly abysmal.