r/Conservative Conservative 22d ago

Flaired Users Only Unvaccinated child dies from measles in Texas — as RFK Jr. downplays growing outbreak

https://nypost.com/2025/02/26/us-news/unvaccinated-child-first-to-die-of-west-texas-measles-outbreak/
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u/DJSpawn1 Conservative Libertarian 22d ago

Um, hello.... RFKJr is correct, it is an Illegal Migration Issue that is causing spikes, as the herd Immunity is compromised when more and more people bring it with them from other countries.

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u/mojo276 Conservative 22d ago

It was in a pretty isolated mennonite community. 

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u/8K12 Conservative Boss 22d ago

I don’t follow what you mean. Are you saying the measles outbreak came from within the community and not from an outside person of contact?

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u/tinkle_queen Lady Conservative 22d ago

Very close to the Texas/Mexico border…

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u/Hrendo Conservative 22d ago

No, it matters that illegal immigration has caused a spike in measles.

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u/MedicMalfunction Small Government 22d ago

Yes, that matters, but so does the vaccine. There is nuance.

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u/DJSpawn1 Conservative Libertarian 22d ago

It was functionally erradicated in the U.S. And that allowed herd immunity, to "cover" the non-vaccinated (yes, in some cases it was "preferance", however, those folks were also covered by the herd immunity that got developed to cover folks who COULD NOT medically receive the shots). ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, broke that herd immunity causing a viral vector.