We used to have chickenpox parties. Our parents were Vikings. Now we have news articles warning us about death from measles parties and in the article below they admit none have occurred. After the fear mongering of course.
We have fallen from the greatness of our forefathers. Now we are infected with fear and collective stupidity.
Texas health official warns against ‘measles parties’ amid pleas for more vaccinations
“In a press briefing Friday, Dr. Ron Cook, chief health officer for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, urged families to avoid such gatherings and instead get vaccinated.
“We can’t predict who is going to do poorly with measles, being hospitalized, potentially get pneumonia or encephalitis, or potentially pass away from this,” he said, according to multiple news reports. “It’s a foolish thing to go have measles parties.”
It is not known if measles parties are actually popping up in West Texas. Asked for more information, Cook said, “It’s mostly been ... social media talk.”
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All of this fear. Fear of this, fear of that, it’s all horseshit. It’s emotional blackmail. I ignored it before, doing the same now.
