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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 49 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Why are people debating measles vaccines again? The covid vaccine debate was stupid but I could kinda understand the concern there in comparison to this

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

Listen, a playboy bunny listened to her mommy instincts and came to the conclusion that vaccines caused autism.

If that's not proof enough that vaccines are bad then I don't know what is.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

RFK JR has OF COURse saying it isnt neccesary to vax against measles, he did only partially backtrack that by only adminstering 2000doses lol. remember RFK JR is the one that resulted in 86 children deaths in samoa.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What happened in Samoa? I assume RFK is that american health secretary that looks like he's a demon in a human suit?

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He went to Samoa and started demonizing the MMR vaccine to the point where a bunch of the island stopped vaccinating their kids.

Then they had a measles outbreak. 86 kids died from it. RFK Jr refuses to this day to admit any fault.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 22 hours ago

Well, at least they don't have autism! /s

[–] Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The MMR (measels, mumps, rubella) vaccine is the one Wakefield was against. The OG of the vaccines cause autism movement.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thoroughly, yes, and the guy (Andrew Wakefield)was stripped of his medical license for malpractice because of it.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He did it so he could make money off selling those vaccines separately. It was always a fucking grift.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Elaborate? This sounds interesting

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://youtu.be/8BIcAZxFfrc

Just watch this if you want to. It is entertaining.

[–] pega_sus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Anti-Science sentiment. Scientists are their enemy, so anything science is bad.

'cept if they need it in particular

[–] nantsuu@fedia.io 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It all goes back to the BS "vaccines cause autism" thing.

[–] Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The antivax movement goes back farther than Wakefield and the "causes autism" thing. That's just when it became really popular.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Thanks to safety provided by vaccines, we are here to cancel said vaccines and empower people to kill their children by neglect and die on their own.

[–] reiterationstation@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

Consequences for letting people have their opinions when facts are right there.