Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks (meidasnews.com)

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago

She'd probably just call them heroes and pose with them for pictures

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Let her. It'll keep her oblivious to the viral mutations that will ping pong off her people until it overcomes her resistance

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that's not really how that works... Coronaviruses are particularly quick to evolve, and that's still with tens of millions of cases. Immunity is immunity, if your body knows how to fight it it's barely going to chip at your defenses

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