Summary
A measles outbreak in West Texas has infected nearly 200 people, mostly unvaccinated Mennonite families in Gaines County, where vaccine exemptions are among the state’s highest.
Dr. Ben Edwards, a vaccine skeptic, treats patients with cod-liver oil and nutrition advice instead of standard medical care.
Two people have died, and 23 have been hospitalized. The CDC is engaging with the community, but anti-vaccine sentiment remains strong.
Health officials warn the outbreak could spread, while local leaders insist families are making personal choices about vaccination.
Vaccination is a (small) price one pays to be a part of civilised society. Being vaccinated protects the whole community not just oneself, and as such should not be considered a ‘personal choice’.
Careful with that. The us doesn’t have the best track record for forced medical anything.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/16/black-history-covid-vaccine-fears-medical-experiments/4358844001/
I’m fine with personal choice but there should also exist quarantines and consequences for those choices. That’s the part we’re missing now.
I didn’t think I said anything about forced vaccination.
The point I was trying to make was more that vaccination should be considered a precondition for involvement in civilised society. If you don’t want a vaccine, fine, but feel free to go live a self-sustaining, off-grid lifestyle.
Perhaps my point was poorly made.