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At least 10 cases of measles — eight of which are among school-aged children — have been reported in Gaines County in West Texas over the past two weeks, driving worries of an escalating outbreak.

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If science is so great, how come scientists haven't come up with a way to prevent a measles infection, yet?
Checkmate, atheists!
Also, please pray for my children, they're dying!

[–] Ghosthacked@lemm.ee 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Something something DEI is to blame for this.

Clearly the infection came from illegals!

/s

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You know what it's called if you get a disease?

TRANSMISSION!!

Think about it.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My trucker husband is in _trans_port, should I be worried?!

[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 56 points 2 days ago

If there was only something that could have protected these kids from this!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago

This thought just came to me.

George Orwell is writing '1984.'

He's going over his notes, thinking about how best to portray evil.

"Maybe I should have a thing where Big Brother denounces all science and tells the people to trust in clean air to stay healthy...."

Then Orwell decides that's too fucking crazy and would dilute the power of the book because no one would be that fucking evil.

[–] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Texas you absolute brick morons! Trump just signed an executive order stating NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT VIRUS OUTBREAKS! You knew this when you voted for him, now go back out to the field to pick cotton because the immigrants are gone, except the ones working in engineering positions, so only the low paid immigrants are gone, GET TO PICKING!!!

[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

FA...and your kids will FO

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Fuck around, fall over

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

In Texas, you say.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

All those who contracted measles were unvaccinated, health officials said.

JFC

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

We never used to have measles, but now because of woke...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, wonderful. I wonder how long this kind of thing will even be tracked by our government under donvict.