I'm going after some antivaxxers on the book of faces tonight... Here's some capsules if you want to copy and paste (well, except some of the ones I refer to my age).
To the people touting RFK's "making America Healthy," this will be the first of 14 comments over the next few days detailing diseases that vaccines prevent, not including the one many of you likely deny existed that shut the world down a few years ago. First up, his Hepatitis B, a very deadly disease for children, acquired from mothers at child birth. Only 5% of infants or 30% of children who acquire it survive, and several others have lifelong liver damage. Vaccines largely wiped it out in developed countries, and any attempt to "make America healthy again" by removing vaccines threatens to bring Hep B back into our lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B
I'm too old to have been inoculated against this one. Rotavirus is transferred, basically when infants eat poop. It basically causes severe diarrhea for children, and has been estimated to have killed about 150,000 children as of five years ago. The vaccine was introduced about 15 years ago. In turn, hospitalizations and deaths from this virus have been significantly reduced in that time. Not nearly as severe as others, but this is another win for the jabs. What's interesting looking up all these diseases is the work done by the CDC et. al. to discover them and sequence them. Will that continue after those agencies are slashed and dashed in an attempt to make America "healthy" again? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotavirus#
Diphtheria is one I'm glad my parents were smart enough to vaccinate me from. It's a bacteria that causes some severe build-up in your throat. Kills about 5-10% of children who get it, but it's a good thing there's a 100 year-old vaccine to keep them from getting and spreading it! Cases have dropped significantly over the years thanks to that. And adults, get your TDaP booster to keep up immunity against this bugger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphtheria
Ever get lockjaw? If not, it's probably because your parents got you vaccinated against Tetanus before people like RFK started brainwashing people not to do it. It must be nice to not have to live in fear of any rusty nail thinking it will cause your face to spasm and lock your jaw up. 7% chance it kills you. Let's Make America Healthy again and bring Tetanus back! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus
Pertussis is on the comeback thanks to the efforts of RFK. Better known as whooping cough, this one is a very contagious doozy that takes over your body, killing roughly 20% of adults who catch it. Don't forget your TDaP booster to protect yourself against this and the previous two. It may be wise to get them now before RFK makes America Healthy Again and takes these off the market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whooping_cough
Haemophilus Influenzae, maybe on your vaccine record as Bacillus influenzae causes pneumonia, meningitis, and blood infections in children. Severe causes cause retardation or deafness. The 1990 vaccine reduced cases in a big way. If you can hear RFK's raspy voice lying about vaccines, it's probably because your parents got you this jab and protected you against this disease that can end your ability to hear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae
More to come...
