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posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 19 2019, @11:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the '0'-days-since-our-last-measles dept.

UK steps up fight after losing 'measles-free' status

The United Kingdom says it will take steps to halt the spread of misinformation about vaccines as a result of losing its "measles-free" status after the highly infectious disease was declared eliminated in the country three years ago.

Measles, which is almost entirely preventable with two doses of vaccine, is making a comeback globally. In the first half of the year, there have been almost three times as many cases as the same time last year. Cases globally are at the highest level since 2006, according to the World Health Organization.

"After a period of progress where we were once able to declare Britain measles free, we've now seen hundreds of cases of measles in the UK this year. One case of this horrible disease is too many, and I am determined to step up our efforts to tackle its spread," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement.

UK's Johnson slams 'mumbo-jumbo' about vaccines after measles rates rise

"The UK generally has a great record on fighting measles, but for the first time we're suddenly going in the wrong direction," Johnson said on a visit to a hospital in Truro, south-west England. "I'm afraid people have just been listening to that superstitious mumbo-jumbo on the internet, all that anti-vax stuff, and thinking that the MMR vaccine is a bad idea. That's wrong, please get your kids vaccinated."

See also: UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info


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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday August 21 2019, @01:48AM (4 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Wednesday August 21 2019, @01:48AM (#882902) Journal

    So piss off and quit spreading brainpox here then...? Nawww, who am I kidding, AC was right: "freedom" only means your freedom.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday August 21 2019, @03:31PM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 21 2019, @03:31PM (#883175) Journal

    Your freedom too. You're perfectly free to make stupid posts, and to hate me, and to question my every motive. You've been doing all of that for years now, have you not? (Talking to self: Just a few more posts, and I should have her GPS coordinates, then I can drone her ass ala Hillary!)

    • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @01:00AM (2 children)

      by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday August 22 2019, @01:00AM (#883391) Journal

      I don't make stupid posts, pity is not hatred, and your motives are beyond questioning (because they're as transparent as masterwork glass).

      Speaking of stupid posts though, a veiled threat--'scuse me, you were "just joking"-- about finding me in meatspace to do physical harm qualifies. Please do keep saying things like that though! It's hilarious, *and* it builds a paper trail!

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      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:56PM (1 child)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:56PM (#883647) Journal

        There ya go with the stupid, again. There's no "paper trail" on the intartubez. Do you also shoot "footage" with your digital camera?

        • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:57PM

          by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday August 22 2019, @10:57PM (#883822) Journal

          > There's no "paper trail" on the intartubez.

          You poor fool...you actually got an out-loud meatspace laugh out of me with that one. Even I didn't think you were THAT naive and/or stupid.

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