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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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[–] hogmomma@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago
[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Can we just quarantine the entire state? Or just… I don’t know-

Push it out into the ocean?

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

There's a lot of landmass between Texas and the ocean but you know what, I'm on board.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If parents and doctors aren't getting in trouble for killing their kids with quack drugs, why are they getting in trouble for giving real medication when their "child" is still in the womb?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Doctors aren't giving the kids the Vitamin A, doctors are sounding the alarm that children are coming in with Vitamin A poisoning.

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Sounds like a quick call to CPS is in order, if they are still around and haven't been dumped by dumpy.

[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 46 points 16 hours ago (16 children)

Health insurance companies shouldn't cover these people who refuse to vaccinate.

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[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 26 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (4 children)

Why are these people ok with isolated vitamin supplements (which are not natural), but not ok with a vaccine? I don't understand the line they draw.

"I don't know what's in the vaccine" is the dumbest excuse too. The information is available, and if you don't trust the information, why would trust the label that tells you those pills are vitamin A. They could put anything in that pill with Vitamin A.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Because they are operating on propaganda, not logic.

[–] Robbity@lemm.ee 13 points 16 hours ago

Because opinion is more important than fact, and choice is more important than logic.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

They're contrarians and conspiracists. They will go with whatever the established authorities recommend against.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Add in just a pinch of traditionalists who think herbal supplements are better than modern medicine and that the human body is composed of 7 ancient energies capable of healing all wounds if you eat right, or some bullshit.

When everyone knows all you need to heal all wounds is to ingest 1 cup of school glue. You have to dry it on your hands and peel it off before eating it though - a lot of people get that wrong.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 22 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

RFK is so ridiculously stupid.

[–] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It's time to bring RFK to schools with measles outbreaks. Let him personally reassure people that the vaccine is a choice.

What, you're worried about catching measles? Why the fuck would you?

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago

I guarantee that RFK has had the MMR vaccine.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 15 hours ago

Any parent taking what RFK Jr says as fact is neglecting their child.

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