I find it interesting that the media has not said a word about the outbreak, other than to say it is in "West Texas". I would be interested to know how many of the cases are from undocumented individuals that came across the border in the last few years.
There were 16 measles outbreaks in 2024 alone. To your point, I would love to get some demographic information regarding this stat. I've questioned it before, but all I got were less-than-subtle accusations of being xenophobic or outright racist, which is demonstrably ridiculous.
Here is some info from a column written last year by an epidemiologist I follow:
Interesting data. I do wish the author had more up-to-date numbers, though. The last four years have seen a big bump in border crossings and on top of that, the Biden admin was flying people in. The part that left me puzzled was why travelers are picking up measles abroad in the first place. Do we really have that many people walking around unvaccinated? And why?Here is some info from a column written last year by an epidemiologist I follow:
Doing things for the common good isn’t appreciated by a sizable portion of the population. To them, medical neglect is ok when excused in the name of parental rights.
It is still required for all schools in the state of Tennessee.
It's sad - especially when kids die unnecessarily - but the value of the individual over your neighbor in all things has eroded a lot of our society's historic strengths. You see it in things like this (vaccination) but also in everyday life, where people don't even think about or care how their actions affect those around them
yeah, I remember when I was in high school there was a big measles outbreak at auburn that practically shut it down for a quarter and that was what prompted the mandatory vaccine requirement
I think it's a mistake to diminish the effect that childhood vaccines have had on the USA (not to mention the rest of the world). Kennedy's stance on vaccines is despicable and unforgivable. I'm not willing to say ok to the anti-vax movement in exchange for an investigation into food safety and chronic disease. That's not a choice I'm willing to accept.
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Oh, I'm not trying to minimize it, just offering some perspective. We have the unhealthiest youth in our history, and they become unhealthy adults. A huge percentage of early deaths in the US stem from preventable causes.
A good start is to mimic the bans on chemicals and GRAS crap that most of the developed world has banned but is legal in the US. There's a reason the US is so wealthy, so unhealthy, and therefore spends so much money on long-term healthcare.
There's a LOT of research out there - the reality is you're not going to keel over from eating bread containing potassium bromate, but the cancer it causes will show up some day. There are tons and tons of examples of these sorts of additives that are legal in the US but banned in most other developed countries. Our food supply is as bought and sold as any other corrupt, over-lobbied aspect of our lives.
