▲ 173 ▼ Alberta baby born prematurely dies due to measles, in province's first death (www.cbc.ca) submitted 1 year ago by Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments "This is a heartbreaking loss, and no words can capture the pain of losing a child. My sincere condolences go to the family during this profoundly difficult time," If I could I would kick every antivaxer right in the face because of this.
[+] Sunshine@piefed.social 71 points 1 year ago (10 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) maybe they will learn from these mistakes otherwise natural selection will take its course permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) maybe they will learn from these mistakes Nope. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago “They believe she’s better off where she is now.” This sounds like an abortion with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago “My kid is dead but it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be.” Wut. Well, I guess at least that child has been saved from the scourge of autism or something? Those people shouldn’t be parents. permalink fedilink source parent [+] GuardYaGrill@sh.itjust.works -39 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Children under five, pregnant individuals and people with weakened immune systems are at the highest risk from measles infections. Source: The damn article if people took the time to read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago Yes. And measles is so contagious and deadly that the only way to protect those groups is by vaccinating enough other people. This is why measles vaccines have been such a huge focus for the past 50+ years. And that is also why antivaxxers are directly responsible. Their willful ignorance and self-entitlement exposes these vulnerable groups to harm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago Most people have read more than this article can hope to explain. Pointing at the most vulnerable and saying thats why they died from it is crazy when we can prevent it from happening at all with a vaccine thats been around for longer than I've been alive. If it wasn't for idiot anti vaxxers we wouldn't be hearing reports of measles killing people more and more. permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago Those groups rely on herd immunity to prevent infection in the first place. Measles is so virulent that the threshold is 94% of the population. The population as a whole is under that threshold now because of anti-vax dipshits. They are directly responsible for every death in vulnerable populations that cannot receive the vaccine directly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago Ah yes, fuck herd immunity, everyone is out for themselves now, good luck children!!!!1! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children) maybe they will learn from these mistakes otherwise natural selection will take its course permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) maybe they will learn from these mistakes Nope. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago “They believe she’s better off where she is now.” This sounds like an abortion with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago “My kid is dead but it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be.” Wut. Well, I guess at least that child has been saved from the scourge of autism or something? Those people shouldn’t be parents. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) maybe they will learn from these mistakes Nope. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago “They believe she’s better off where she is now.” This sounds like an abortion with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago “My kid is dead but it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be.” Wut. Well, I guess at least that child has been saved from the scourge of autism or something? Those people shouldn’t be parents. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago “They believe she’s better off where she is now.” This sounds like an abortion with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago “My kid is dead but it’s not as bad as the media is making it out to be.” Wut. Well, I guess at least that child has been saved from the scourge of autism or something? Those people shouldn’t be parents. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] GuardYaGrill@sh.itjust.works -39 points 1 year ago* (5 children) Children under five, pregnant individuals and people with weakened immune systems are at the highest risk from measles infections. Source: The damn article if people took the time to read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago Yes. And measles is so contagious and deadly that the only way to protect those groups is by vaccinating enough other people. This is why measles vaccines have been such a huge focus for the past 50+ years. And that is also why antivaxxers are directly responsible. Their willful ignorance and self-entitlement exposes these vulnerable groups to harm. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago Most people have read more than this article can hope to explain. Pointing at the most vulnerable and saying thats why they died from it is crazy when we can prevent it from happening at all with a vaccine thats been around for longer than I've been alive. If it wasn't for idiot anti vaxxers we wouldn't be hearing reports of measles killing people more and more. permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago Those groups rely on herd immunity to prevent infection in the first place. Measles is so virulent that the threshold is 94% of the population. The population as a whole is under that threshold now because of anti-vax dipshits. They are directly responsible for every death in vulnerable populations that cannot receive the vaccine directly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago Ah yes, fuck herd immunity, everyone is out for themselves now, good luck children!!!!1! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago Yes. And measles is so contagious and deadly that the only way to protect those groups is by vaccinating enough other people. This is why measles vaccines have been such a huge focus for the past 50+ years. And that is also why antivaxxers are directly responsible. Their willful ignorance and self-entitlement exposes these vulnerable groups to harm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago Most people have read more than this article can hope to explain. Pointing at the most vulnerable and saying thats why they died from it is crazy when we can prevent it from happening at all with a vaccine thats been around for longer than I've been alive. If it wasn't for idiot anti vaxxers we wouldn't be hearing reports of measles killing people more and more. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago Those groups rely on herd immunity to prevent infection in the first place. Measles is so virulent that the threshold is 94% of the population. The population as a whole is under that threshold now because of anti-vax dipshits. They are directly responsible for every death in vulnerable populations that cannot receive the vaccine directly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago Ah yes, fuck herd immunity, everyone is out for themselves now, good luck children!!!!1! permalink fedilink source parent