The measles outbreak is hardly a major problem.
Yes, there were a couple of unfortunate deaths back before May when a large group of unvaccinated persons living in the same area, IIRC, and out of the 1540 cases reported so far, those were the only deaths.
It is fair to credit extensive vaccinations with saving cases, and possibly lives. We know the measles vaccine is safe and effective (I received it myself in about the 4th or 5th grade, after having already had measles). I'm sure you did, too at some point.
I'm sure you understand that mRNA vaccines are a different thing (and in fact, should probably be specifically identified as such in all cases). Vaccines we received as kids were a tried-and-true, long-term solution to some illness.
mRNA was first used en masse five years ago during the pandemic -- created in a panic, because we had an emergency. Companies who are being paid billions to develop these drugs overnight cannot be trusted, you'll surely agree.
While it should, in theory, work and be safe, there is a reason the concept was sitting on a shelf since the 60s.
Unfortunately, to thinking people, mRNA vaccines are still a question mark, but both as to effectiveness and as to safety. And it should be.
But it raises the bigger question of how far we should go in forcing people to be vaccinated.
We should also take seriously the fact that merging Asperger's with Autism was an egregious, lazy mistake that should never have been made. My daughter, who is an expert on these subjects, works with very high-functioning Aspergers (kids and adults) who have been treated as disabled for years, yet are, in many cases, simply too bright and hyper-focused for average teachers to deal with. Over time, hopefully, better information will be available but for now it is totally fucked up.
So, for my lifetime, I'll probably not get an answer on this topic. |
