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In reply to the discussion: Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science [View all]mbusby
(823 posts)59. Had Polio when I was a year and a half old...
...and then had chicken pox and two weeks latter measles while in Elementary school.
Yes, rubbing dirt on it will not help.
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To think Repugs liked to call Obama a "witch doctor" (racist memes included) over Obamacare
peppertree
Mar 3
#34
My sister had the MMR vax in 1962 or thereabouts when she was maybe 18 months old
yellowdogintexas
Mar 3
#16
Your sister might have also had viral Fifth disease caused by Parvo B19 or roseola from a herpes virus.
Backseat Driver
Mar 3
#40
Vaccine stories: I'm that old. Younger sib(s) and I suffered through measles (for which the local government came
Backseat Driver
Mar 3
#38
This is the peculiar thing to me, The anti vaxxer I know, had vaccines as a kid
tulipsandroses
Mar 3
#36
A lot of those seniors never had the MMR vaccine, due to it not existing whn we were kids.
ShazzieB
Mar 3
#39
Measles will affect the children more- most of the seniors are probably immuned
SouthernDem4ever
Mar 3
#48
Clearly gov. DeSantis's kind of guy. No land of "fun in the sun," it's now "Land of Disease!" Take your pick ...
RKP5637
Mar 3
#4
We so do not expect death from measles, that even one casualty is one too many.
Baitball Blogger
Mar 3
#9
my German measles (also known as rubella or the "3 day" measles) was fairly mild
yellowdogintexas
Mar 3
#15
"The surgeon general is Ron DeSantis's lapdog, and says whatever DeSantis wants him to say."
sop
Mar 3
#20
Vaccines Aside, Florida is Also Threatened in No Small Measure by Global Climate Change,
panfluteman
Mar 3
#22
SO has the media gotten around to ask this sick fuck........did you or did you not have "all" of your
turbinetree
Mar 3
#24
It's just so sad! Little boots..cares nothing for the ppl of FL. The latest being the measles outbreak!
PortTack
Mar 4
#67
Pity the children. And if you can find any leaches, send them to the FL Surgeon General for god's sake!
dutch777
Mar 3
#51