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Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large, smoldering outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the United States to a troubling new milestone: There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.

There have been at least 1,277 confirmed cases of measles reported in the US in 2025, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Outbreak Response Innovation.

Just halfway through the year, the case tally has already surpassed the last record from 2019, when there were a total of 1,274 cases.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago

Be sure to get your vaccine again. They don’t last forever. You don’t want to be that idiot adult who got the measles

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just to point out, the province of Alberta has more measles case than the entire us, with a population of under 5 million people.

Coincidentally, the area where is this spreading most is the least vaccinated part of the province.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What a strange and wild coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

If only science could provide an answer. It must be a witch!

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well done, anti-vaxxers.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Almost every person that gets it or dies had no chose in the matter. That really sucks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

I know this is purely arguing semantics but 1 case would have been a record high and every additional case since. Any number, literally any number, is infinite growth since the number was zero.

[+] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

To emphasize how unfortunate it is, the first dose of the measles vaccine isn't given until age 12 to 15 months. That means that even if parents fully intend to vaccinate their kid, they're still vulnerable to measles for at least that first year.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago

12 to 15 months is the standard schedule, but if you are concerned about being in a measles hotspot, talk to your pediatrician about an earlier vaccination. The current CDC guidance is for infants between 6 and 11 months to get one dose of the vaccine before international travel [0]. Assuming the mother was vaccinated, young babies will inherit the immunity from her for the first few months of their life.

[0] This is in addition to the standard 2 dose vaccine schedule. So such children will end up with 3 doses instead of the normal 2.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

While I wouldn't normally sympathize with "MAGAts" I would say especially in this case the people that are being hurt the most our the people I would consider victims of a system of anti-science and anti-education.

We can point the finger at the individuals that choose this (excluding their poor children obviously) but I think it's unfair to point that finger when the vast majority of them are essentially "children" in terms of their education.

I would sooner judge individual well educated liberals that fall victim to "new age heal yourself remedies" than I would the the highschool dropout in the southern state that "doesn't trust the government."

They are both victims to misinformation but one is given significantly less information (and more propaganda) to come to the wrong conclusions.

Idk. I just pitty them more I guess. I just see them as victims to a larger narrative that only benefits the ruling class. I can't really bring myself to place blame on them. Only pitty.

If the blame for measles resurgence can be put on a few idiots. Then, well, society has failed. There is no scenario in which a handful of people can cause that. It is a systemic problem that needs to be reflected on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

They are both victims to misinformation but one is given significantly less information (and more propaganda) to come to the wrong conclusions.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We should really reclassify crimes against humanity to include some sort of species traitor clause. Because betraying humanity to benefit a fucking virus is the lowest of lows.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

We gotta fix education on these simple topics. It is across the board with conservative anti intellectualism. Conservatives are anti vax after having the benefit of vaccinated societies. Conservatives are anti union after taking all the sweet union benefits. On and on it goes.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Problem being, of course, that these cunts don't even believe they're betraying humanity. I really hope RFK jr dies from measles. I'd throw a party.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

He's vaccinated

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

worms arnt affected by human diseases.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The more measles cases, the more people get immunity

--RFK, Jr.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

he has 86 childrens death from SAMOA to back up his claims.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

and possibly blindness, hearing loss, immune deficiencies…

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago

also orchitis, causing infertility in MEN. this goes for the other MMR diseases too. including chickenpox which is severe for adults.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But we got the libs! And the rich got richer. I'll be rich too someday...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

xD :'( xD :'( xD :'( xD :'(

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

some things we did better before the Internet