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Odoreida

(1,549 posts) Sun Feb 16, 2020, 07:21 AM Feb 2020

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Mumps cases at highest level in a decade as a result of 'anti-vax information', says government (UK)

Mumps cases at highest level in a decade as a result of 'anti-vax information', says government
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/mumps-rise-data-illness-outbreak-public-health-england-symptoms-glands-swelling-a9335226.html

The number of recorded cases of mumps has soared to its highest level in a decade, new figures have shown.

Mumps is a contagious infection that causes the glands on the side of the face to swell painfully, the NHS explains.

A person’s risk of contracting mumps can be reduced exponentially by having an MMR vaccine, which protects against mumps, measles and rubella.

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Mumps cases at highest level in a decade as a result of 'anti-vax information', says government (UK) (Original Post) Odoreida Feb 2020 OP

The "both sides" fallacy that equalizes science with anti-vaxism is going to get people killed ck4829 Feb 2020 #1

Ant-vaxxers should be shot abqtommy Feb 2020 #2

The concern trolls and 'do you read the package insert?' types will be here any minute... Aristus Feb 2020 #3

I had the mumps before there was a vaccine. phylny Feb 2020 #4

I have very little patience for the anti-vaxxers. Buckeyeblue Feb 2020 #5

ck4829

(35,076 posts)

1. The "both sides" fallacy that equalizes science with anti-vaxism is going to get people killed

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 07:31 AM

Feb 2020

Already getting people killed.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

2. Ant-vaxxers should be shot

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 01:24 PM

Feb 2020

with a dose of vaccine.

Aristus

(66,352 posts)

3. The concern trolls and 'do you read the package insert?' types will be here any minute...

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 01:26 PM

Feb 2020

phylny

(8,380 posts)

4. I had the mumps before there was a vaccine.

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 02:34 PM

Feb 2020

It was very, very painful.

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

5. I have very little patience for the anti-vaxxers.

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 03:59 PM

Feb 2020

Mainly because the children get to suffer for their parents' ignorance.

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