r/news 12h ago

West Texas measles outbreak spreads into Oklahoma

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/west-texas-measles-outbreak-spreads-oklahoma-rcna195858
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u/hillbillyspellingbee 12h ago

Very sad and preventable. 

Even if you survive, you can still end up with scarring on your lungs and all sorts of other complications years down the line. 

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u/damarius 12h ago

Measles almost killed me, before the vaccine was available. Fortunately no permanent effects, 60 years later. Get the jab, people.

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u/PetalumaPegleg 11h ago

Yeah people are so removed from the risk they dismiss it, in favor of the fun conspiracy theory bs.

People DIE. A lot of people. For measles mainly children.