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Docreed2003

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5. I watched a 3 year old die from whooping cough in the pediatric ICU in Chattanooga

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 07:19 AM

Mar 26

As a medical student. The child died needlessly because of the parents "beliefs". This is sad and sickening. The "religious exemption" to vaccination is something I had not seen on such magnitude prior to the various Covid vaccinations. We are allowing hogwash to dictate science and children will now be further at risk.

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TN: House GOP votes to end flu, whooping cough vaccine rules for foster and adoptive families [View all] RandySF Mar 26 OP

I have a religious and moral objection too, to people who spread pathogens and revive long-cured epidemics Walleye Mar 26 #1

YES! get the red out Mar 26 #11

Religion again SARose Mar 26 #2

Yes. the big Religion issue again. damn. riversedge Mar 26 #4

This is insane. They are killing these children. Pertussis is no laughing matter and the adults are hlthe2b Mar 26 #3

I watched a 3 year old die from whooping cough in the pediatric ICU in Chattanooga Docreed2003 Mar 26 #5

Again, this is the "pro-life" party. TSExile Mar 26 #6

The religious insanity harms the innocent. Emile Mar 26 #7

I live in Tennessee. This legislature is out of it's fucking mind. spanone Mar 26 #8

More suffering, courtesy of RePigs n/t Just_Vote_Dem Mar 26 #9

Is there some sort of competition in these "red" states GoCubsGo Mar 26 #10

FL for sure. Our Gov and his compliant Legislature wins, hands down, for the most idiotic laws concerning not just.... machoneman Mar 26 #12

Who is behind all this cookie cutter hate SARose Mar 26 #13

I'm partially deaf in one ear NanaCat Mar 26 #14

God wants to kill us all. lindysalsagal Mar 26 #15

Rah GQP. Because all babies should have whooping cough. It killed around 9,000 infants sinkingfeeling Mar 26 #16

Starting to think the similarities between Nationalist Christians and flagellants isn't by chance. limbicnuminousity Mar 26 #17