Measles outbreak tracker (15 Viewers)

[Optimus Prime]

Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak

At least 146 measles cases have been identified in West Texas so far, including 20 hospitalizations and one death.

www.wired.com

Until Covid I didn’t know that parties to try to intentionally catch a serious potentially fatal disease was a thing

 

[Eeyore]

Until Covid I didn’t know that parties to try to intentionally catch a serious potentially fatal disease was a thing

When I was a kid I had heard of chicken pox parties but my mom was smart enough to know better. It was probably a thing before the MMR vax.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

i remember people did this for chicken pox back in the day, but chicken pox isn't in the same league as measels...

 

[Sailorsaint]

Until Covid I didn’t know that parties to try to intentionally catch a serious potentially fatal disease was a thing

I posted a news bite back on page 5 about this very thing. I was wondering if it would become a thing again.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I missed the whole pox party thing

 

[Eeyore]

2,000 doses should cover the 30,000,000 people in Texas, right?

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-says-vaccination-remains-best-defense-against-measles-after-death-texas-2025-02-28/?utm_source=reddit.com

 

[superchuck500]

2,000 doses should cover the 30,000,000 people in Texas, right?

Most of that 30M is fully vaccinated.

 

[Eeyore]

Now I see their long game.

https://www.borderreport.com/news/health/mexicans-warned-not-to-travel-to-texas-over-measles/

 

[Eeyore]

Anti-vaccine movement falsely blames measles shots for Texas outbreak

The disproven claims about the Texas measles cases echo misinformation spread by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about a 2019 outbreak in Samoa.

www.nbcnews.com