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Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks (meidasnews.com)

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Measles isn't fucking chicken pox…

[–] tbs9000@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Don’t even take chicken pox lightly. It gives you shingles later in life. I have epilepsy as a result of getting chicken pox.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

Chickenpox is also pretty dangerous to adults, they cause similar issues like an adult getting measles or rubella, and it's capable of causing pneumonia and orchitis( infertility), there is a small chance it can cause brain inflammation much like shingles can

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I know, lots of my family members got shingles

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I had shingles around 19-20ish, if I had it older it would've been more severe. Although my rash was small the symptoms affected my spine, as I noticed I had back and neck pain and my whole back was very stiff. It was this close to becoming meningitis . Most people don't get spine symptoms, since it's considered uncommon