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This is happening in the KC Metro. For those celebrating illness in a red state, this is US House District for Sharice David’s, a seat that we flipped blue in 2018
It's too bad that the biggest victims are the children of these idiots. Once again we see that Regan kicked us down this hill, and all the Republicans are cheering on the sidelines as it sets them all on fire.
Stupidity come with a price my friends
So, should I get this vaccine? and how?
Probably not, but your doctor would have the best answer to both questions.
I dont have health insurance or a doctor
Oof. I guess trust the CDC on this one unless you are at high risk of contracting TB.
The CDC can't legally brodcast reports and warnings currently
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hhs-memo-cdc-report-communications-trump-team-rcna188733
Until Feb 1st
The vaccine info is still up. This was referenced elsewhere in the thread. The TB vaccine is not and has never been widely recommended in the US.
Somewhere, John Green is just raging.
I mean isn't he pretty consistently in Indianapolis.
Sorry to put a damper on your Schadenfreude, but this has nothing to do with any maga anti-vaccine laws. Although this outbreak is in Kansas, the TB vaccine is not used in the US, not even in blue states, except in rare special cases.
In the United States, BCG is only considered for people who meet specific criteria and in consultation with a TB expert.
See https://www.cdc.gov/tb/webcourses/TB101/page7181.html and https://www.cdc.gov/tb/hcp/vaccines/index.html
(it's so irritating how people just lap this crap up without an ounce of critical thinking)
Oh, the irony....you've managed to out yourself as not even having read the article. But go you for managing to try and shit on the subject.
I read it. It's a politically slanted article trying to link a TB outbreak with anti-vaxxers and magats, implying it happened because people refused to get vaccinated against TB, implying that the TB vaccine is even recommended or routinely given in the US, WHICH IT ISN'T, which I explained in my post with links to reliable sources backing up my statements.
You apparently didn't read either the article or my post, or maybe just didn't understand them. If you think I said something incorrect, state what it was and back up your statement.
this has nothing to do with any maga anti-vaccine laws. Although this outbreak is in Kansas, the TB vaccine is not used in the US, not even in blue states, except in rare special cases.
Mate. It literally explains in the article that:
The whole point of the article was to point out that the unintended consequences of pushing laws and regulations built on fear have harmful repercussions - i.e. you now have a population that thinks COVID isn't that bad, that won't wear masks, isolate, or go to the doctors.....in the middle of an outbreak that is extremely similar to COVID.
n widely recommended in the
yup the evidence on the TB vaccine had been pretty iffy and many argued that lowered TB exposure and infection rates were due to better population nutrition and improved air quality. That said, most other countries still use BCG in the world.
Thanks for checking. It's so easy to believe the things that fit your own worldview.
I'm Canadian and I had the TB vaccine in 2019 when I asked my doctor if I should have my vaccinations boosted because I was traveling for work. He asked me if I was traveling to third world countries and I said, "Yes, the United States."
He boosted my MMR, my DTP, TB, Hepatitis A and B, Yellow Fever, and added the Pneumococus and Meningitis vaccines.
Did that include the DJT and RFKj vaccine?
Yes. Unfortunately my neighbour is a fascism denier and got badly infected.
This is an interesting point. So what is causing the TB outbreak.
Also, the right doesn't have a monopoly on hearing what they want to hear.
This is true but isn’t it only unnecessary in the US due to herd immunity?
The classic third world experience is having the mark on your bicep.
No, there has never been a widespread TB vaccination program in the United States. In fact if you work in an at risk industry (such as Healthcare) you'll be required to submit to routine testing that will tell if you've ever had an exposure to the vaccine or actual TB. 90+ percent of people will be negative to this test, indicating they've never had TB or the TB vaccine.
Lololololololol fucking asshats
My father almost died from polio as a child. I’d not be born had that happened. I hold special contempt for these society-harming shitbags.
Find out, yes. Fuck around and find out.