Just in case you aren’t pissed off about this, measles isn’t going to stay in Florida. Every transmission and every infection is an opportunity for mutation and reproduction. Measles vaccinations help, but it isn’t 100% effective. The more people infected, the worse it’s going to get.
Get more pissed:
About 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the U.S. who get measles is hospitalized.
Encephalitis. About 1 child out of every 1,000 who get measles will develop encephalitis (swelling of the brain) that can lead to convulsions and can leave the child deaf or with intellectual disability.
Death. Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications.
And there’s more!
“When measles is detected in a school, it is normally recommended that individuals without history of prior infection or vaccination stay home for up to 21 days. This is the period of time that the virus can be transmitted,” Ladapo acknowledged in the letter, as reported by The Washington Post.
But, he continued, “due to the high immunity rate in the community, as well as the burden on families and educational cost of healthy children missing school, DOH is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.”
“This recommendation may change as epidemiological investigations continue,” he added.
https://people.com/florida-surgeon-general-goes-against-science-measles-outbreak-8600529
This is the same anti-vaxxer nut who said:
Ladapo alleges in his statement that “DNA integration poses a unique and elevated risk to human health” and the human genome, “including the risk that DNA integrated into sperm or egg gametes could be passed onto offspring of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine recipients.” He adds, “If the risks of DNA integration have not been assessed for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, these vaccines are not appropriate for use in human beings.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-surgeon-general-covid-vaccines-fda-claims-misleading/
Obviously, he was hand-picked by DeSantis.
A psychotic break with reality appears to be a prerequisite for all Republican Healthcare policies.
I guess we are in the fuck around and find out phase again. There were pandemics every few years from measles before the measles vaccine was introduced, and a lot of people died.
There’s a lot of profit that comes out of someone seeking healthcare. Plus a sick worker can’t collect hourly wages, lowering expenses for business.
Clearly this is a pro-business policy.
Gonna enjoy watching these fuckin morons try to cling to their swamp kingdom while the water rises. Hopefully their ignorance kills off an amount of their would-be offspring.
Well, Floridians doing Darwins tribute.
