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Texas children poisoned after RFK Jr touts vitamin A as measles treatment (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. I would 100% enjoy mandatory vaccinations when those vaccines are standardized, well regulated, and proven to save countless lives. I want to be forced to take the shot, I want the person to my right to be forced, I want the person to my left to be forced.

I want to save people from horrible death and lifelong disability. I want to eradicate diseases.

[–] sfu@lemm.ee 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You know there have been bad vaccines in the past that were given to people right? You know the drug companies sometimes lie about studies right? For instance, did you know that when people were being tested with the covid-19 vaccine, and they died during the trial, Pfizer removed them from the results? Don't you think that should have been included?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

There have been and there will be. And there have been reports of adverse side effects. We study these cases in depth. You're worse off without the vaccine by a massive margin. Society is worse off.