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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/26399428

Florida is planning to end all vaccination requirements in the state, including requirements for school children to get routine childhood vaccinations that protect them and their communities from severe and life-threatening diseases, such as Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, measles, tetanus, RSV, and polio.

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[-] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

I'd like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on drugs, terror for winning the war on terror, and disease for winning the war on disease. We've truly outdone ourselves this time. What an impressive lineup. A round of applause, ladies and gentlemen.

[-] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Humans yielding power to bacteria is quite noble

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Can we just build a wall around Florida and let the ocean fuckin take it?

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago
[-] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

"Yeah, but only the weak ones...."

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

How Americans aren't leaving in droves I'll never know. Absolute shithole dystopia.

[-] kerntucky@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

Most of us are living paycheck to paycheck and can't afford to move.

[-] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

What country would take us?!

[-] kerntucky@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

Exactly. It not just about cost but availability too. Anywhere worth living is going to have strict immigration requirements.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

I suspect that the standard for "worth living" is going to decline very much very fast, but yes.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

You know how refugees and asylum seekers have to make insanely dangerous journeys in order to reach places where they can actually survive? Yeah turns out that's not because there's a plethora of options to choose from.

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Where would I go? Who would take me?

[-] violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I can't afford to leave

[-] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

What queer-friendly country would be willing to take in an impoverished disabled person with PTSD?

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

the ones that can often are. it's not particularly easy.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

You offering your couch and sponsorship?

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was hanging out on some conservative forums when the news came out and almost universally people were pissed saying it's an overreaction to what they call the "overreach during COVID." And I'm sitting there reading these comments and thinking to myself that these people are so anti Democrat and anti "woke" that they seemingly have selectively forgotten that this is exactly what people were warning them about. They were legitimately surprised that this has happened and were in denial that this administration would do something like this.

These are the people that we are up against. They are ignorant and so angry at Democrats that they will literally forget that they were warned about this exact scenario. And the reason I bring this up is because they are ignorant, but they are not universally stupid and can actually think for themselves when given the chance. And we should use opportunities like this to educate them instead of saying "haha you get what you voted for."

[-] futuresdumb@piefed.social 0 points 1 month ago

Should we pay teachers enough to live?
Nah, lets spend our time infecting kids with unnecessary diseases.

-- Florida politicians, probably.
(The future is dumb)

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

The present is pretty fucking wack also.

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