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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. Read "Booster Shots" by Adam Ratner, MD.

Reply to Emile (Original post)

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 12:35 PM

Mar 23

It's an amazing account of the origin and continuation of that disease. Simply put, measles will never go away, until such time as every single human on the planet is immune. An up side to measles, if there is one, is that immunity from the vaccine is permanent. So is the immunity from having and surviving it.

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'I'm worried it's getting worse': Texas measles outbreak grows as families resist vaccination [View all] Emile Mar 23 OP

Texas, the new Samoa. sop Mar 23 #1

Just to reiterate: "...outbreak grows as families resist vaccination" dchill Mar 23 #2

Free-DUMB,..... magicarpet Mar 23 #7

Maybe if the show the caskets mercuryblues Mar 23 #3

There were a couple cases in a county northeast of us in North Texas tanyev Mar 23 #4

These disease-spreading morons better stay the fuck away from my family. (nt) Paladin Mar 23 #5

Unbelievable Duncanpup Mar 23 #6

Read "Booster Shots" by Adam Ratner, MD. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 23 #8