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.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @05:11PM (1 child)
Wow, it was only the measles that were keeping those hospitals open? To me that makes it sound like it was a LOT worse before and counters all your other arguments against vaccination.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @05:31PM
This makes no sense, I think you must have missed that all occurred before the vaccine. And what "other arguments against vaccination" are you referring to?