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

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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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Whoever on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:43AM (1 child)

    by Whoever (4524) on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:43AM (#808004) Journal

    "low mortality ... complications of"

    Low mortality is not zero. Unvaccinated people are more likely to die from measles or complications from measles. People actually die.

    Some people genuinely can't be vaccinated. They should not be put at risk from morons who don't vaccinate their kids because of fears that were stoked by a con man who wanted to make money from his own vaccinations.

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  • (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:51AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @06:51AM (#808008)

    The low rate of complications is actually even lower than the rate of complications from measles vaccines. Both are very low and not a reason for alarm though. Just saying it makes no sense to be concerned about the lower rate but not the higher.