Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch 622
New submitter the eric conspiracy sends this quote from NBC:
"An outbreak of measles tied to a Texas megachurch where ministers have questioned vaccination has sickened at least 21 people, including a 4-month-old infant — and it's expected to spread further, state and federal health officials said. 'There's likely a lot more susceptible people,' said Dr. Jane Seward, the deputy director for the viral diseases division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... All of the cases are linked to the Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas, where a visitor who'd traveled to Indonesia became infected with measles – and then returned to the U.S., spreading it to the largely unvaccinated church community, said Russell Jones, the Texas state epidemiologist. ... Terri Pearsons, a senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International said she has had concerns about possible ties between early childhood vaccines and autism. In the wake of the measles outbreak, however, Pearsons has urged followers to get vaccinated and the church has held several vaccination clinics. ... 'In this community, these cases so far are all in people who refused vaccination for themselves and their children,' [Steward] added. The disease that once killed 500 people a year in the U.S. and hospitalized 48,000 had been considered virtually eradicated after a vaccine introduced in 1963. Cases now show up typically when an unvaccinated person contracts the disease abroad and spreads it upon return to the U.S."
As usual. (Score:5, Funny)
Think of it as evolution in action.
Muhahaha (Score:4, Funny)
Where is your god now??
cases are in people who refused vaccination ... (Score:5, Funny)
Interesting!
It's almost as if these "vaccines" actually work!
Maybe these "vaccines" were intelligently designed or something!
Re:As usual. (Score:5, Funny)
Please check which option you'd like:
[ ] vaccinations
[x] Darwin Award registration
It's obvious. (Score:5, Funny)
The only logical conclusion is god hates these people.
I have no measles, so I know god loves me.
Re:Just goes to show... (Score:5, Funny)
Why would anyone go to a church for medical advice anyway? Do they go to their doctor for religious advice . . . ?
But I guess some folks believe that their church has answers for everything.
Should I buy a Chevy or a Ford truck . . . ? Let's take a look at the Bible Consumer Reports and see what Jesus would buy . . .
Re:As usual. (Score:5, Funny)
One of the members of the church visited Indonesia and brought it back.
Seems like a fair trade. One of them got a virulent disease that's been plaguing mankind for thousands of years, and the other one got measles.
Re: Just goes to show... (Score:5, Funny)
Well his disciples preferred Honda. "They were all with one accord - Acts 2:1"
Re:As usual. (Score:5, Funny)
...Do they have their doctors fix their plumbing as well?
Most women do, yes.
cheers,
Re:This isn't a religion issue. (Score:2, Funny)
Stupid people... (Score:2, Funny)
...make stupid (or dangerous) decisions.
Film at 11.
These anti-vaxxers need to be prosecuted for child abuse.
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BMO
Here we go again... (Score:4, Funny)
Dumbass religious fanatics spreading disease. Even the Black Death wasn't enough to convince these cretins they should quit inflicting the consequences of their ignorance on rational people.
Re:As usual. (Score:5, Funny)
One of the oldest rules of survival - STUPID ANIMALS DIE!!!!
Only up to a point. Natural selection works both ways. Stupid animals may die because they make stupid mistakes. But smart animals may also be under a disadvantage because their more active brain consumes more energy, and the curiosity that comes with intelligence may get them in trouble. If wild animals, such as rats, are captured, selectively bred to improve their intelligence, and then released, they will regress to their original level. So you want to be smart, but not too smart.
Not really, smarter animals are more often in trouble when stupid animals die because they used the stupid animal as a staple food source.
Not that I propose eating anti-vaxxers... Who knows what diseases they might have.
Re:As usual. (Score:4, Funny)
Against whom? The parents? They're the only ones in the decision loop, after all.
And suing yourself for your own bad decisions is, well, just another bad decision.
Re:Please Explain (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry, I just don't get how you can deny AWG. American Wire Gauge has been the standard for wire diameters since 1857, and doesn't look to be going away any time soon.
Re:Just goes to show... (Score:5, Funny)
You could start by refusing medical advice from a pastor...
What a silly statement. Was it not a pastor who discovered the very principle of vaccination? Louis Pastor, I believe.
Re:As usual. (Score:5, Funny)