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Philadelphia blames measles outbreak on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine (thehill.com)

submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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The city of Philadelphia is blaming the recent measles outbreak on people declining to get vaccinated and failing to follow quarantine recommendations, after its Department of Public Health confirmed at least four cases.

The city’s Department of Public Health has confirmed at least four cases and is investigating two other possible infections.

“Unfortunately, we are seeing cases of measles that have spread to vulnerable individuals including young children due to people declining vaccination and also failing to adhere to quarantine recommendations,” Cheryl Bettigole, Philadelphia’s health commissioner, wrote in a Thursday press release. “Philadelphia is a city where we believe in a duty to take care of each other.”

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[+] crsu@lemmy.world -40 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Big pharma undermined its own credibility by pushing opiates and other flawed medicines. The conspiracy theorists brought a tiny spark to a huge pile of debris and now there's a tire fire burning forever. I hope the short term gains and wholesale loss of lives were worth it for these sick individuals.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 33 points 10 months ago

You're completely ignoring Andrew Wakefield, who started the entire false "vaccines cause autism" scare, and the politicization of both vaccines and science by (mostly) red-hatted idiots who get their "science" news from people and corporations who get money/power by deliberately lying to their viewers.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

What the fuck does the opioid crisis have to do with vaccines???

[–] shadow_wanker@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nothing of course. The point they made was that pharma has undermined its credibility by pushing opiates.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Which is absurd, they are so fucking different and the bottom line is BOTH are effective as FUCK. The bad thing about opiates is that they tried to get doctors to prescribe them more often.

Ain’t nobody going in for another hit of the vax again and again

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Opiates are effective, as are vaccines. What a brain dead take you have here. Nobody is chasing the vax high, the vax is demonstrably effective.

The only people seeing the over prescription of opioids as a reason to doubt all medical science is a fucking MORON like yourself