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Texas Lawmaker not Worried about Measles because of ‘Antibiotics'

posted by mrpg on Thursday February 28 2019, @04:11AM   
from the Brawndo-Has-What-Plants-Crave dept.

DannyB writes:

Texas lawmaker says he's not worried about measles outbreak because of ‘antibiotics'

Texas state representative Bill Zedler says a resurgence of measles across the U.S. isn't worrying him.

Zedler, R-Arlington, is promoting legislation that would allow Texans to opt out of childhood vaccinations.

“They want to say people are dying of measles. Yeah, in Third World countries they’re dying of measles,” Zedler said, the Texas Observer reports. “Today, with antibiotics and that kind of stuff, they’re not dying in America.”

There is no treatment for measles, a highly contagious virus that can be fatal. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections and can't kill viruses.

It could be funny if it weren't so tragic.

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• It'd be even worse in Indiana It'd be even worse in Indiana (Score: 3, Informative) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:05AM (2 children)

  by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:05AM (#807994)

  If the measles goes around there, with their value of pi [wikipedia.org], it'll be an even longer round!

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• Re:It'd be even worse in Indiana Re:It'd be even worse in Indiana (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @07:55PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @07:55PM (#808321)

  Last I checked 6 6.283

  Otherwise it'd be a nice dig!

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  • Re:It'd be even worse in Indiana (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @08:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @08:02PM (#808328)

    or I'm an idiot, I thought they rounded it down to 3 not 3.2

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