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kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

RFK Jr says US measles outbreak is 'not unusual' after first death in a decade

www.abc.net.au

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RFK Jr says US measles outbreak is 'not unusual' after first death in a decade

www.abc.net.au

kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, marking the first US fatality from the highly contagious disease in a decade.
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  • thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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    Measles was considered eliminated in the US in 2000

    “Not unusual”

    Press X to doubt

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    RFK: *lifting his face out of a pile of crushed Adderall* So what – one fucking kid died, happens all the time. Doesn’t it. DOESN’T IT?

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    Start stockpiling masks and toilet paper.

    • Cheems@lemmy.world
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      I have a bidet sooooo I’ll be good

      • EisFrei@lemmy.world
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        I wouldn’t wear a bidet in public, but you do you.

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          Then my nickname bidet boy wouldn’t make sense though

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    this motherfucker is going to kill us all, starting with our parents and grandparents, and babies

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    It’s unfortunately not unusual to “have” outbreaks in the US, but this is an unusual outbreak. Currently, if nothing changes, it will lead to losing the technical status of being eradicated in the states by the end of this year.

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      Canada is on the same path to losing its status in 2025

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        Yeah, Canada has just as many MAGA, for some reason… some of them even wear the hats.

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          it’s the new nazi armband

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