At this point, with specific regard to populations that are willfully ignorant and resistant to obvious and basic public health precautions: I’m at the point where my reaction is simply “good luck with that”.
I know there are considerations for immune compromised people - I’m on an immune-suppressing med myself. But holy fuck, if these idiots still haven’t found the plot after 5 years and a whole fucking pandemic, they’re not going to.
We’ve nerfed natural selection a bit too hard if you ask me.
Agreed.
wow. just wow. its not chicken pox.
Absolutely crazy lol.
And even then that wasn’t a great idea either. Chicken pox can happily have serious both short and long term effects.
eyup. I got shingles before being eligible for the shot. Do not recommend. Glad I just got it on my hand.
These idiots did the same thing with Covid. Only 3 months in and it’s already time to start handing out 2025 Darwin Awards. Sucks for the kids though.
Never thought I’d read ‘measles party’ in my life
Like wtf does that even mean? The article was like 2 sentences long
Back in the 80s, but probably before and after that, parents would get their kids together for Chickepox parties. It would spread the chickenpox to ensure kids got it for the immunity, as it is much worse when you are an adult.
There was a South Park episode about it.
Oml I actually vaguely remember that episode, it was at Kenny’s house
JFC I grew up in the dumbest state.
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There’s a part of me that hopes willfully ignorant parents do go to measles parties specifically because the lesson they chose to ignore will instead be learned the hard way.
On a more positive note, Wells reported that the outbreak has seemed to sway some vaccine-hesitant parents to get their children vaccinated. Just yesterday in Lubbock, over 50 children came into the city’s clinic for measles vaccines. Eleven of those children had vaccine exemptions, meaning their parents had previously gone through the state process to exempt their child from having to receive routine childhood vaccines to attend school. “Which is a really good sign; that means our message is getting out there,” Wells said.
Good news. Shame some people need to touch the hot stove to learn.
