Texas children poisoned after RFK Jr touts vitamin A as measles treatment : health

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Any parent taking what RFK Jr says as fact is neglecting their child.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Why are these people ok with isolated vitamin supplements (which are not natural), but not ok with a vaccine? I don't understand the line they draw.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Because opinion is more important than fact, and choice is more important than logic.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

They're contrarians and conspiracists. They will go with whatever the established authorities recommend against.

load more comments (2 replies)

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Health insurance companies shouldn't cover these people who refuse to vaccinate.

[+] [email protected] -43 points 2 months ago (24 children)

[deleted]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Tough shit plague rat

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Why go to the doctors then? Just take whatever pink medicine your best friend/shaman/faith healer recommends and accept your fate. Why after choosing your medication and you and yours get fucked up, you rush to the hospital?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

People don't get the right to endanger our most vulnerable because they are stupid and religious.

I guess I should say stupid or religious but I have a feeling the initial statement is correct.

I agree with your other comment on not trusting insurance agencies though.

load more comments (9 replies)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This would still respect choice while cutting back on the utilization of emergency services covered by insurance companies. It could lead to reduced costs and people who pay into insurance shouldn't be forced to pay for the negative health outcomes of people who willingly flout preventative health measures. It drives up costs for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Well if the people that tell you what to take are the ones that you go to when you are Ill because you didn't want to listen to them, they should be able to refuse you.

load more comments (19 replies)

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (4 children)

RFK is so ridiculously stupid.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's time to bring RFK to schools with measles outbreaks. Let him personally reassure people that the vaccine is a choice.

What, you're worried about catching measles? Why the fuck would you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I guarantee that RFK has had the MMR vaccine.

load more comments (3 replies)

[+] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

[deleted]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At least some mandatory education would be a good idea.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

licensing for parenting

"I'm sorry, you're not white so you can't be a parent" is, historically, how that'd go.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I hate that you are right.

load more comments (2 replies)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who is granting these licenses and what are the criteria?

In the US right now, it seems that you may be required to reject vaccinations and to poison your children. The guy in charge of the agency eats roadkill and had a worm eating his brain (not attacks—facts out of his own mouth).

Be careful what you wish for.

load more comments (1 replies)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

While you're at it, also licenses for government officials please! The man is minister of health damn.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

YES!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Um. Think for a moment, who'd be granting these licenses?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

your local christian priest of course.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I know, I know. It's not that simple. Wishful thinking.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I can! Am I qualified? Doubt it. That makes me the perfect candidate it seems.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

But the Alchemist in Chief guarantees it works! Did you use fresh newt or canned?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I used polar bear liver.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Tsk, you needed grizzly bear taint.

Simple fix. Boil 12 tangerines until the skin fall off then air fry the skin until crisp. Crush together in bowl with freshly plucked potatoe. Add some bone and broth, baby, you got a stew goin.

[+] [email protected] -32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Parents overdose their kids on vitamin A, you can't really blame RFK for them being stupid enough to give doses several orders of magnitude higher than the RDA.

But then if they're stupid enough to take health advice from RFK (or any politician, really), it's a good example of correlation != Causation.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

can't really blame RFK for them being stupid enough to give doses several orders of magnitude higher than the RDA.

Yes you can. If an idiot in power uses their power to convince stupid people to hurt their children, the person in power is still responsible.

But then if they're stupid enough to take health advice from RFK (or any politician, really),

Yeah, what kind of fucking moron takes health advice from checks notes the secretary of health and human services?

Granted, you're right in that people shouldn't be listening to this specific director because he's dumber than a bag of hammers, but saying people shouldn't be listening to people in HHS (in general circumstances, not in this age of crazy pills) is as dumb as them listening to rfk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Only stupid people take health advice from the secretary of health.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only stupid people take health advice from Trump's secretary of health, yes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That can't be an excuse for Trump's secretary of health.

Which OC pretended it to be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

and people with no MD/PHD in health or diseases. its almost alway quacks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Especially from worms

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes I can. His messaging directly caused this, and he's in a position of power and influence over people's healthcare decisions.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

The problem is these people don't listen to health experts but for whatever reason they listened to this health expert. Clearly it's not about his position of power but rather who they choose to listen to or not listen to.

Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related