politics @lemmy.world silence7 @slrpnk.net 2d ago

I put the ‘R’ in the MMR vaccine, and I’m scared that, like measles, rubella could make a comeback under RFK Jr.

share.inquirer.com I put the ‘R’ in the MMR vaccine, and I’m scared that, like measles, rubella could make a comeback under RFK Jr. |Opinion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to make the use of the MMR vaccine voluntary are not only letting loose measles but also will allow mumps and rubella to return to America.

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How embarrassing.

One, because this is posting in politics. I'm not decrying "not politics", I'm upset that it is.

Two, because a reputable scientist writes an article about his field of study and it's labeled as opinion.
I'm expecting polio to come roaring back soon...these antivax idiots are everywhere now.
I'm pretty sure I got the vaccine as a kid, but made sure to get it again during the last scare, pre-covid.

On a related note, RFK Jr. is a damn idiot.
Well, great. How scared are you?

Scared enough to throw a punch? Break something? Get arrested?

Thought not. Do something or shut up. Op-eds are about 10 years too late.
- The motherfucker helped create the MMR vaccine... I would say he did do something. If you'd like to see somebody that's not do anything at all, look in the mirror you feckless ignoramus...
  
  I mean Jesus Christ man. I don't think I've seen a comment this lacking in intelligence in my entire life. It would be like if somebody went to Martin Luther King Jr and said "well what are you doing about it!?" after he said that he was upset at the status quo.
  
  It's just an unbelievably ignorant and moronic statement to make.... I can't even fully wrap my head around it--how you put absolutely zero forethought into that statement before making it.
  
  I picture you as someone who drowns in the rain because they have their mouth open while they look up. Jesus Christ.
  
  Cool. Enjoy whatever comes your way.
  
  And to be real? Martin Luther King Jr’s accomplishments are nearly wiped out a generation or two later by minimal effort from a handful of rich white assholes. It’s almost like doing a march isn’t sufficient to exterminate fascists.
- You realize that Stanley A. Plotkin is 93?
  
  Sounds like a solid candidate to toss some molotov cocktails at very least. Let them try to make an example of a 93 year old medical legend.
  
  I dunno- at that age, seeing 93 years of history, I sure wouldn’t like to go out with the knowledge that the Russians won the Cold War on my watch.

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