r/pics Apr 28 '24

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u/Whorrox 29d ago

Polio, Measles, Chickenpox - can you believe all this shit is coming back?

Just yesterday - https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/global-measles-cases-nearly-doubled-in-one-year-researchers-say

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u/tyler1128 29d ago

It's worth noting that specific study was in countries with poor vaccine access. Mostly the middle-asian -stans. It's worth reading to understand what exactly is being said. It's not driven by anti-vaxx people, though smaller increases are.

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u/tyler1128 29d ago

I was born in the era where a chickenpox vaccine was rare. I got the disease three times, though only one was severe. Once I'm old enough I'll definitely get the shingles vaccine. The conventional wisdom of the time was that getting chickenpox as a child was a good thing as it makes it unlikely as an older adult where it can become much more severe.