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[Trojita]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-confirms-first-case-measles-20-years/

AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a confirmed case of measles in Franklin County that it says is related to travel.

The state says the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed the case. The last reported case of measles in the state was in 1997.

State epidemiologist Siiri Bennett says the Maine CDC is working with clinicians to identify potentially exposed individuals. The public may have been exposed if they visited several locations in Farmington and Kingfield between June 15 and 19.

Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that can cause pneumonia and death

To Anti-Vaccanists;

You dumb motherfuckers. Nature and science has gifted us the rare opportunity to eliminate diseases. These diseases were the worst, most annoying diseases. And for the amount of damage they do, there were a lot. Fucking smallpox, measles, tetanus, cholera, diphtheria, polio. About Polio, have you seen what it does to a person? It irreversibly changes how their whole body is formed, into a disabled one. And by the graces of all, there was a way to completely annihilate it. You live in the first time in the entire history of humankind that we don't have to deal with these annoying things. Thousands of years of humans relegated to the pain of dealing with these poxes. If you lived in the past you were always aware that you yourself was going to be stricken with one of these things, and if not you at least one of your children won't make it to adult hood. We don't have to worry about that shit. The most we have to worry about when young is getting an occasionally cold or flu that comes around with the chance of getting it each year.

 

[Sunster]

"my child my choice"

 

[Princess Viola]

dont wanna inject my kids with unnatural stuffs

*takes them to fast food restaurants*

 

[Wanda/Wander]

We have at any moment access to more information than all of our ancestors combined, and we yet we still choose to ignore facts and reason.

 

[Lil Marco]

this is the product of a generation of right-wing backed anti-intellectualism and education system sabotage. Fucking conspiracy theory culture leading to real life consequences.

 

[Apt101]

this is the product of a generation of right-wing backed anti-intellectualism and education system sabotage. Fucking conspiracy theory culture leading to real life consequences.

What's sad is many left-leaning people buy into the pseudo/non science of the anti vaxxer movement.

 

[Nostremitus]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-confirms-first-case-measles-20-years/



To Anti-Vaccanists;

You dumb motherfuckers. Nature and science has gifted us the rare opportunity to eliminate diseases. These diseases were the worst, most annoying diseases. And for the amount of damage they do, there were a lot. Fucking smallpox, measles, tetanus, cholera, diphtheria, polio. About Polio, have you seen what it does to a person. It irreversibly changes how their whole body is formed, into a disabled one. And by the graces of all, there was a way to completely annihilate it. You live in the first time in the entire history of humankind that we don't have to deal with these annoying things. Thousands of years of humans relegated to the pain of dealing with these poxes. If you lived in the past you were always aware that you yourself was going to be stricken with one of these things, and if not you at least one of your children won't make it to adult hood. We don't have to worry about that shit. The most we have to worry about when young is getting an occasionally cold or flu that comes around with the chance of getting it each year.

Well said.

 

[Trojita]

What's sad is many left-leaning people buy into the pseudo/non science of the anti vaxxer movement.

For the longest time they were actually the majority of that shit.

 

[Frozenprince]

It's gonna get really, really bad in the coming years as the 5% of the population that refuses to vaccinate begins interacting with children who couldn't get the vaccination.

Kids are GOING to die. Literal blood will be on these peoples hands.

 

[Korigama]

this is the product of a generation of right-wing backed anti-intellectualism and education system sabotage. Fucking conspiracy theory culture leading to real life consequences.

Anti-vax is a form of anti-intellectualism that's disturbingly popular with the left too, though (very much a bipartisan breed of stupidity).

 

[ggx2ac]

Anti-vax is a form of anti-intellectualism that's disturbingly popular with the left too, though (very much a bipartisan breed of stupidity).

And spread easily via forms of media by influential figures that are celebrities.

More people would listen to Beyonce saying she is an anti-vaxxer than Joe "Dumb Fuck" Blow.

 

[StoneFox]

It's only going to get worse until it becomes the law that you must get vaccinated. And for the rare few that cannot due to health concerns or allergies, that's what herd immunity is for.

I cannot believe a single fake study started this snowball effect of BS.

 

[Village]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-confirms-first-case-measles-20-years/



To Anti-Vaccanists;

You dumb motherfuckers. Nature and science has gifted us the rare opportunity to eliminate diseases. These diseases were the worst, most annoying diseases. And for the amount of damage they do, there were a lot. Fucking smallpox, measles, tetanus, cholera, diphtheria, polio. About Polio, have you seen what it does to a person? It irreversibly changes how their whole body is formed, into a disabled one. And by the graces of all, there was a way to completely annihilate it. You live in the first time in the entire history of humankind that we don't have to deal with these annoying things. Thousands of years of humans relegated to the pain of dealing with these poxes. If you lived in the past you were always aware that you yourself was going to be stricken with one of these things, and if not you at least one of your children won't make it to adult hood. We don't have to worry about that shit. The most we have to worry about when young is getting an occasionally cold or flu that comes around with the chance of getting it each year.

I read this is lewis black's voice

 

[jabuseika]

Shame these idiots out.

Too many smart people stay quiet.

 

[jooey]

Shame these idiots out.

Too many smart people stay quiet.

these days shaming usually leads to insane turbo defensiveness. hope you like infowars links

 

[HoodWinked]

this is the product of a generation of right-wing backed anti-intellectualism and education system sabotage. Fucking conspiracy theory culture leading to real life consequences.

nope, its a bipartisan problem

http://www.realclearscience.com/jou...r_conservatives_more_anti-vaccine_108905.html

highest vaccine exemptions (anti-vaxx)

Oregon (7.1%); Obama +12
Idaho (6.4%); Romney +32
Vermont (6.2%); Obama +36
Michigan (5.9%); Obama +9
Maine (5.5%); Obama +15
Alaska (5.3%); Romney +14
Arizona (4.9%); Romney +9
Wisconsin (4.9%); Obama +7
Washington (4.7%); Obama +15
Colorado (4.6%); Obama +5
Utah (4.4%); Romney +48

lowest vaccine exemptions (pro vaccinations)

Mississippi (<0.1%); Romney +11
West Virginia (0.2%); Romney +26
Virginia (0.6%); Obama +4
Alabama (0.7%); Romney +23
Delaware (0.8%); Obama +19
Louisiana (0.8%); Romney +17
New York (0.8%); Obama +28
Kentucky (0.9%); Romney +22

 

[Amir0x]

People against vaccinations are basically the dumbest ppl alive

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

So if you get vacinated can you still catch these disease when others around you spread it? Or is it that many aren't getting vacinated which makes the disease reappear and become stronger for even the vacinated people?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

So if you get vacinated can you still catch these disease when others around you spread it? Or is it that many aren't getting vacinated which makes the disease reappear and become stronger for even the vacinated people?

Vaccines aren't 100% effective. But they're infinitely better than the significantly lower chance were someone not. And yes they're mostly about herd immunity.

 

[Escape Goat]

Can we vaccinate against stupid?

 

[Izuna]

thanks internet

 

[NorthAndSouth]

So if you get vacinated can you still catch these disease when others around you spread it? Or is it that many aren't getting vacinated which makes the disease reappear and become stronger for even the vacinated people?

There are relatively rare cases where people have received a vaccine, but still get the disease for which they were vaccinated later on. The point of a vaccine is to mount an immune reaction so that your body can be prepared with specific antibodies.

If your body failed to mount that reaction effectively, or perhaps did mount a reaction initially but then lost that immunity later on, then yes you are still vulnerable. Vaccines rely on the concept of "herd immunity". If everybody who could receive vaccines did get them, and there was a 5% failure rate, then the 95% of people who have developed immunity act to protect the minority from ever being exposed to the pathogen.

The issue with these anti-vaccine campaigners is that they are beginning to exceed the threshold that herd immunity can grant society protection against pathogen exposure.

 

[weekev]

So basically natural selection is about to wipe out the stupid people and unfortunately their offspring. Fucking idiots.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

What's sad is many left-leaning people buy into the pseudo/non science of the anti vaxxer movement.

For the longest time they were actually the majority of that shit.

I have a hard time considering those people 'left-leaning'. They mostly voted left out of one or two issue important to them then remained ignorant to 90% the issues. At least that was my experiencing growing up in Michigan surrounded by people voting democrat because it empowered unions, while also being huge supporters of social inequality, higher military spending, etc. They flipped to the republican party the instant their jobs were lost.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Can we vaccinate against stupid?

Yes.

 

[GhaleonEB]

To Anti-Vaccanists;

You dumb motherfuckers.

Yup. Utterly infuriating ignorance. Dangerous dumbfucks.

 

[Frozenprince]

MY CHILD is at risk of this stuff (he couldn't have the Measles vaccine). I have older family that's buried a child from this crap.

This shit isn't a damn "social experiment" for these out of touch morons who need to feel morally superior.

Children could, and will, die.

 

[samoscratch]

I can't believe this whole antivax movement..
or flat earthers
or climate change deniers

It is infuriating..

 

[Kthulhu]

thanks internet

anti-vaxxers have existed long before the internet.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

"my child my choice"

What will it take for this attitude to legally be considered child endangerment? Like, I can't say "my child, if I want to leave them in a car in 117 degrees, that's my choice" or "why should I be forced to feed my child? I can do what I want", so why the fuck can I say "I don't give a shit if I'm opening my kid up to 100% preventable lethal diseases"?

To say nothing of the public health risk.

 

[TBiddy]

We've had several outbreaks of measles in Denmark over the last few years. I'm getting more and more infuriated with the egoistical pricks that decide that vaccines are "poison".

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

I can't believe this whole antivax movement..
or flat earthers
or climate change deniers

It is infuriating..

Anti-intelectualism. It's real and it's fucking scary.

 

[RM8]

I can't hold all these freedoms of choice (and easily prevented diseases).

 

[AllGamer]

Vaccinations should be mandatory.

 

[Slayven]

2017 and we should not worrying about this. What next consumption, dysentery, and mumps?

 

[Frozenprince]

2017 and we should not worrying about this. What next consumption, dysentery, and mumps?

Polio's next, breaking out the big guns.

Shit I can't wait till small pox finds its way back from hell.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I sometimes regret the internet existing. It lets morons like anti vaccers reach a larger audience, and to create their own little bubble of support in each others insane beliefs.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Spoiler

Only a chiropractor, but still bad enough.

 

[Slayven]

Spoiler

Only a chiropractor, but still bad enough.

Why would you be fucking the spine and bones of a baby? 4 days old? aren't they like sacks of jello at that age?

 

[Cyrano]

Everyone anti-vaccine at least needs to watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VG_s2PCH_c

Literally just the dumbest people who are denying vaccines.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Vaccines are a chinese hoax, I learned all about it on the cyber.

Can't wait for the return of the black death.

 

[Brandon F]

I can't believe this whole antivax movement..
or flat earthers
or climate change deniers

It is infuriating..

Mother Nature is sick of this shit too...

 

[Eusis]

Why would you be fucking the spine and bones of a baby? 4 days old? aren't they like sacks of jello at that age?

Would explain why he draws them, they'd probably be the kinds of people who want to check with a chiropractor that soon.

I do wish at times I could just jam extensive knowledge into everyone's heads. It'd get rid a lot of this nonsense and really rattle some world views, mine included, and people would resist but it'd have to atrophy their case or hold as others go "nah I understand this and you're nuts."

 

[StoneFox]

What's even dumber is that you know a good number of anti-vaxers are vaccinated themselves and refuse to give their children the same privilege of not dying from a horrible disease.

 

[Arkanius]

Spoiler

Only a chiropractor, but still bad enough.

>MFW when I don't get THE BIG IDEA

 

[Whitephantomzx]

How is this not a crime is beyond me! Bastards go back a 50-100 people were dropping dead and would have prayed to have such medicine but now have couple of dumb fucks who think there smarter then the whole medical community pushing us back words

 

[Psychoward]

nope, its a bipartisan problem

http://www.realclearscience.com/jou...r_conservatives_more_anti-vaccine_108905.html

highest vaccine exemptions (anti-vaxx)

Oregon (7.1%); Obama +12
Idaho (6.4%); Romney +32
Vermont (6.2%); Obama +36
Michigan (5.9%); Obama +9
Maine (5.5%); Obama +15
Alaska (5.3%); Romney +14
Arizona (4.9%); Romney +9
Wisconsin (4.9%); Obama +7
Washington (4.7%); Obama +15
Colorado (4.6%); Obama +5
Utah (4.4%); Romney +48

lowest vaccine exemptions (pro vaccinations)

Mississippi (<0.1%); Romney +11
West Virginia (0.2%); Romney +26
Virginia (0.6%); Obama +4
Alabama (0.7%); Romney +23
Delaware (0.8%); Obama +19
Louisiana (0.8%); Romney +17
New York (0.8%); Obama +28
Kentucky (0.9%); Romney +22

I mean, those are statewide numbers which has don't take in to account individual counties or just individuals themselves.

That being said I would believe that it's an even split.


Also Bill Maher lmao, dude keeps showing his ass and he still has fan boys and a TV show.

 

[The Kree]

We need to treat this they way we treat people who knowingly infect others with deadly STDs. There should be criminal penalties. This should qualify as assault, manslaughter, whatever.

 

[GTI Guy]

nope, its a bipartisan problem

http://www.realclearscience.com/jou...r_conservatives_more_anti-vaccine_108905.html

highest vaccine exemptions (anti-vaxx)

Oregon (7.1%); Obama +12
Idaho (6.4%); Romney +32
Vermont (6.2%); Obama +36
Michigan (5.9%); Obama +9
Maine (5.5%); Obama +15
Alaska (5.3%); Romney +14
Arizona (4.9%); Romney +9
Wisconsin (4.9%); Obama +7
Washington (4.7%); Obama +15
Colorado (4.6%); Obama +5
Utah (4.4%); Romney +48

lowest vaccine exemptions (pro vaccinations)

Mississippi (<0.1%); Romney +11
West Virginia (0.2%); Romney +26
Virginia (0.6%); Obama +4
Alabama (0.7%); Romney +23
Delaware (0.8%); Obama +19
Louisiana (0.8%); Romney +17
New York (0.8%); Obama +28
Kentucky (0.9%); Romney +22

WTF WA on the list? Man...that's gotta be Eastern WA.

 

[CloudWolf]

Spoiler

Only a chiropractor, but still bad enough.

Gotta love the logic of these people. Adjusting a newborn baby's bones is fine, but preventing disease is not.