@skhayfa to Not The OnionEnglish • 7 hours agoTexas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square71arrow-up1315arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@jaybonelinkEnglish13•4 hours agoChicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.
minus-square@shalafilinkEnglish2•52 minutes agoMy parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!
minus-square@OrteilGenoulinkEnglish17•3 hours agoNo shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots
minus-square@shalafilinkEnglish3•52 minutes agoFor little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.
Chicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.
My parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!
No shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots
For little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.