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[–] A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com 62 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)
  • Measles estimated case-fatality rate: 1.3%
  • Estimated US population: 346,715,067
  • Measles deaths if everyone in the US got measles: 4,507,295
  • Upper limit on estimated MMR vaccine caused anaphylaxis: 0.000066%
  • Anaphylaxis case-fatality rate: 0.3%
  • Estimated vaccine-caused fatality rate: 1.98 * 10^-7 %
  • Estimate vaccine-caused fatalities avoided by not vaccinating US population: 0.69
  • Net increase in fatalities from switching to measles natural immunity for everyone in the US: 4,507,294

So it would only be better if he wants an extra 4.5 million Americans to die.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Measles also resets your immune system, making other illnesses deadly again.

Back in the day you'd survive Smallpox, then get Measles, then get Smallpox again.

These days, I guess it will be Covid and the Flu killing most people.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Beat me to it. People forget that that is one of the worst aspects of surviving measels. Your immune system is fucked. Meaning you will die from some disease you HAD immunity to previously. This is why measels was effectively a death sentence if you got it as an adult.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

its more or less immunosuppression rather than resetting it, measles infect the dendritic cells which tells your t-cells to attack, so when those are destroyed your body cant react to new diseases, its also a form "acquired immunodeficiency", your body still can fight, it just takes a lot longer, since b-cells takes a while to pump out enough antibodies.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

his worms are willing to make that sacrifice.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

that's only 1500 or so 9/11s... who cares, right?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are there any other complications from contracting measles that you haven't factored in?

[–] Chocobofangirl@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I was about to say, the collapse of the hospital system under the burden of both measles and all the other reasons people will still need hospitals will multiply that percentage.

[–] NRBQ@lemmy.studio 3 points 11 months ago

Well I was told that deporting people would solve the housing crisis. Since that isn't working out killing 4.5 million Americans seems like their fallback position.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

It would solve America's antivax issue at least.

[–] girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Hey at least we saved that (1.98 * 10^-7)th person!