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Alberta baby born prematurely dies due to measles, in province's first death (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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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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[-] Eranziel@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

Yes. And measles is so contagious and deadly that the only way to protect those groups is by vaccinating enough other people. This is why measles vaccines have been such a huge focus for the past 50+ years.

And that is also why antivaxxers are directly responsible. Their willful ignorance and self-entitlement exposes these vulnerable groups to harm.