antivaxer Karma

Jalapeno

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46267038

Feel sorry for the little kids, but nevertheless ........ totally avoidable

Myranda

Jalapeno said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46267038

Feel sorry for the little kids, but nevertheless ........ totally avoidable

Would be more karmic if it also had a higher than average incidence of autism 

Jalapeno

Myranda said:

Jalapeno said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46267038

Feel sorry for the little kids, but nevertheless ........ totally avoidable

Would be more karmic if it also had a higher than average incidence of autism 

Harsh !

doogz84

They vaccinate against chickenpox?

I didn't know that. I had chickenpox as a kid. German measles too, and the mumps when I was 24, despite being fully vaccinated.

RaymondLin

doogz84 said:

They vaccinate against chickenpox?

I didn't know that. I had chickenpox as a kid. German measles too, and the mumps when I was 24, despite being fully vaccinated.

You can get vaccination for chicken pox but I think that you is not on the NHS here and has to be paid for.  In the US though you pay for them all I expect.  I remember having chicken pox as a kid too, quite vividly too.

stimpsonslostson

It's ridiculous. 

https://www.boredpanda.com/anti-vaxxer-asking-measles-protection-advice/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

fretmeister

FX_Munkee

If I squint I can see this as evidence that evolution is actually unstoppable.

JDE

To be fair, those people are objecting to the vaccines based on religious grounds (“if God wants me to get chickenpox, then so be it. Rash me, oh Lord”). I wish people would stop referencing ASD with antivacc’ing. The largest antivac movements worldwide have to do with Christianity, Catholicism and Islam, not autism. 

I thought it was “better” to get chicken pox when you were a kid as it can really rough you up as an adult? Either way, I had it as a child, my kids have both had it. Loved it. 

crunchman

JDE said:

To be fair, those people are objecting to the vaccines based on religious grounds (“if God wants me to get chickenpox, then so be it. Rash me, oh Lord”). I wish people would stop referencing ASD with antivacc’ing. The largest antivac movements worldwide have to do with Christianity, Catholicism and Islam, not autism. 

I thought it was “better” to get chicken pox when you were a kid as it can really rough you up as an adult? Either way, I had it as a child, my kids have both had it. Loved it. 

I suspect that most of the people claiming a religious exemption are doing that because it is compulsory to have the vaccination in that state unless you get a religious exemption.  It's going to be a bit like the parents who get a letter from a vicar to get their kids into a church school over here.

Grumpyrocker

It's not Karma when the the poor kids get it instead of their fuckwit parents.

Emp_Fab

Indeed , but genetics and all that.  Is there a stupidity gene?

mixolyd

Emp_Fab said:

Indeed , but genetics and all that.  Is there a stupidity gene?

We all have it.

Teetonetal

Here’s a thing. Here in CH the chicken pox vaccine is not recommended by doctors.

The vaccine can cause the same side effects as CP (blindness and death), can also have risk of allergic reaction and does not stop CP completely, it should reduce symptoms

the advice here is only to give the course if your child does not get it naturally before they reach the end of childhood.

both my kids got CP naturally before we even knew there was a vaccine!

ThePrettyDamned

Teetonetal said:

Here’s a thing. Here in CH the chicken pox vaccine is not recommended by doctors.

The vaccine can cause the same side effects as CP (blindness and death), can also have risk of allergic reaction and does not stop CP completely, it should reduce symptoms

the advice here is only to give the course if your child does not get it naturally before they reach the end of childhood.

both my kids got CP naturally before we even knew there was a vaccine!

Indeed, cp may not be such a huge deal. It's the others (like measles) that are more important - and measles, which was declared eradicated in the USA, is now making a comeback in anti-vax communities.

Blaendulais

Grumpyrocker said:

It's not Karma when the the poor kids get it instead of their fuckwit parents.

Yes and they give it to our fucking kids!

Two things that never get old
1 Dark humour
2 An unvaccinated child