Slashdot Mirror
Measles Outbreak Tied To Texas Megachurch
New submitter the eric conspiracy sends this quote from NBC:
"An outbreak of measles tied to a Texas megachurch where ministers have questioned vaccination has sickened at least 21 people, including a 4-month-old infant — and it's expected to spread further, state and federal health officials said. 'There's likely a lot more susceptible people,' said Dr. Jane Seward, the deputy director for the viral diseases division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... All of the cases are linked to the Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas, where a visitor who'd traveled to Indonesia became infected with measles – and then returned to the U.S., spreading it to the largely unvaccinated church community, said Russell Jones, the Texas state epidemiologist. ... Terri Pearsons, a senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International said she has had concerns about possible ties between early childhood vaccines and autism. In the wake of the measles outbreak, however, Pearsons has urged followers to get vaccinated and the church has held several vaccination clinics. ... 'In this community, these cases so far are all in people who refused vaccination for themselves and their children,' [Steward] added. The disease that once killed 500 people a year in the U.S. and hospitalized 48,000 had been considered virtually eradicated after a vaccine introduced in 1963. Cases now show up typically when an unvaccinated person contracts the disease abroad and spreads it upon return to the U.S."
Think of it as evolution in action.
Where is your god now??
Interesting!
It's almost as if these "vaccines" actually work!
Maybe these "vaccines" were intelligently designed or something!
The only logical conclusion is god hates these people.
I have no measles, so I know god loves me.
Why would anyone go to a church for medical advice anyway? Do they go to their doctor for religious advice . . . ?
But I guess some folks believe that their church has answers for everything.
Should I buy a Chevy or a Ford truck . . . ? Let's take a look at the Bible Consumer Reports and see what Jesus would buy . . .
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
Well his disciples preferred Honda. "They were all with one accord - Acts 2:1"
This is a religious issue because religion enables people to believe things that are not true. Religious people vehemently defend their right to believe things that most civilized society has deemed indefensible. For instance I recall when the Moral Majority elected the first non-repentant open adulterer into the white house in 1980. There is just no way to communicate with people who believe they know everything and their beliefs are beyond rational thoughts.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
...make stupid (or dangerous) decisions.
Film at 11.
These anti-vaxxers need to be prosecuted for child abuse.
--
BMO
Dumbass religious fanatics spreading disease. Even the Black Death wasn't enough to convince these cretins they should quit inflicting the consequences of their ignorance on rational people.
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
Sorry, I just don't get how you can deny AWG. American Wire Gauge has been the standard for wire diameters since 1857, and doesn't look to be going away any time soon.
"Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
You could start by refusing medical advice from a pastor...
What a silly statement. Was it not a pastor who discovered the very principle of vaccination? Louis Pastor, I believe.
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?