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"This is a heartbreaking loss, and no words can capture the pain of losing a child. My sincere condolences go to the family during this profoundly difficult time,"

If I could I would kick every antivaxer right in the face because of this.

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 14 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

That's horrifying. I truly believe that the family should attempt to sue RFK Jr. and the Trump Administration. Is that something that can be done? I know that international lawsuits are complicated, but it seems like there was a pretty clear cut cause here. Disinformation purposefully spread by a foreign government and its officials. My condolences to the family.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Baby caught measles from mom, mom likely also wasn't vaccinated, which even if she's young predates Trump and the lowly worm. Babies can't be vaccinated against measles until they're older, they've even started doing it at 6 months but definitely not at birth. So this is a gift from religious conservatives of the sort that have always been in Alberta and not vaccinating. This trend began many years before this, and I would say really started to surge in about 2002-ish.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I think the whole thing started in 98 with Wakefield and his claim that MMR vaccine caused autism.

If I remember correctly he wasn’t even an antivaxer rather he wanted to sell his schedule.

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Antivaxxers have existed for as long as vaccines have existed, but he and Jenny McCarthy sure popularised the movement.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

McCarthy recanted, but Robert DeNiro is still antivaxing because he won't admit having kids over 40 is a huge risk to autism, and he's still having children at 80.

[–] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad she has recanted. Never thought she would.

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