MAGA making measles great again.
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2025
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Magma. Making America get measles again
Holy shit that’s a good one
good ole chickenpox.
thoughts and prayers
Gods plan
FYI even if you have been vaccinated you may still need to get a booster.
TDLR: if you were vaccinated in the 1960s you may need a whole new course of boosters. Also, if you were vaccinated before 1989, you may need one additional shot, since the 2-shot model wasn't recommended by the CDC until then.
Stay safe out there folks.
Yep, had my 1st measles shot in the mid-60s, a booster in '74, and now this year found (via a blood test) that my immunity had waned to a point that another shot was needed. Got it. Five stars, no pain, highly recommended.
No side effects like the Covid shots?
I had the Covid shots too. They all had powerful side-effects. My whole life, I've never been able to catch measles. I didn't get sick from Covid. I probably won't die from measles now either. That's right, they took away muh Freedumb!
That’s the primary effect not the side effects ;) Was just curious because covid shots are the only vaccines in my adult life that have given me side effects
I got my booster right after RFK got sworn in. Also polio, monkeypox and COVID of course.
Good luck everyone
Good.
Let them die, they are getting everything they wished for. Would have been so nice if they'd only had the brains to recognize what they were wishing for but alas, here we are.
I feel nothing for you beyond that you're a cancer on this world and it's immune system just kicked in
These people were tricked into believing vaccines are bad. They're victims (stubborn and idiotic ones)
How many times do you have to get bit by a dog before you stop trying to save it?
They're victims that willingly make others victims too. These are victims in the same way that a sexually abused child, when grown up, will do the same to other children.
For sure, hit the big organizations that spread this dangerous nonsense, but don't treat these people like innocents, they're not. They are actively causing a lot of harm
It's their freedom as Americans to get the measles.
Honestly I only feel bad for the children. Every single one of those parents had a decision to do the best for their child and chose not to do this. So I feel bad for the kids, but hope (very thin sliver) that some of those parents wake up and realize that they fucked up.
Skimmed the article and had to back glance at the Moscow School District. Had to double check I was still in Kansas. No wonder Dorothy was so damn confused
PSA, if you are worried, have your physician order an antibody titer. It essentially measures the amount of anti-MMR antibodies in your blood to ensure you are immune.
The saddest part about this is that the people telling others not to vaccinate aren't going to suffer from this because they know they're spreading bullshit and thus already vaccinated themselves.
I see a lot of folks on the left making fun of maga supporters for being against vaccines etc, but I’ve only ever met anti vax leftists…. I’m not against vaccines I believe the science but it’s less of a left right issue than we believe it to be….
I can, however, say that I understand any concern or trepidation folks in the US have because of our fucked up healthcare system, the astronomical cost of healthcare even many can not afford preventative care, would lean folks to believe less scientifically proven methods and non traditional health care.
In the United States if you get sick, you lose everything.
It's more known as a right-wing thing these days because of Covid, but the OG antivaxxer stereotype was the hippy mom who didn't want to put "chemicals" in their children because 'big pharma' is evil, and don't you know vaccines cause autism?
they all moved to the right wing. update on your info.
I never saw this as a right vs left thing, just a stupid vs smart thing. But I can see why people would assume anti-vaxxers are right wing.
Because anyone left of center is a socialist or communist according to the academics
Which is odd because every other democratic nation in the free world has a form of HEALTHCARE FOR ALL that far exceeds ours , find one and that is worse? Cuba probably has top secret doctors helping us who knows
Movie plot: submit to ai for scenes and dialogue: a young phd who almost failed his exam is in love with the idea of meeting aliens, but his wild ideas and drunken equations prove correct as we meet the protagonist
Edit: caps text
Edit I have seen and interacted with a little bit of ai
I bet they're having measles parties so it does actually spread thinking it'll just go away like a cold
Literally seen a news report on this and one parent of a child that died said it was all good cause at least his kid wasn't autistic. These people are straight evil.
Eugenics in action. Another 1930s holdover like Nazis.
Bro, as someone living here I hope you're wrong. Sadly though, reality doesn't match up with my dreams.
I didn't know arstechnica wrote articles outside of tech stuffs. Apparently the measles case was on their front page as their most viewed article.