Measles and Christian heresy
I grew up in the South. While there were no snake handlers in my town, there were fundamentalists in the area who practiced snake handling. I see no significant difference between those snake handlers in East Tennessee and folks in West Texas who refuse to vaccinate their kids for preventable diseases. Both are tempting God, which the Christian bible explicitly prohibits. However, unlike venomous snakes, measles virus is highly contagious.
“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.
“State health officials said Friday in a news release that those who are infected are either unvaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown. Thirteen people have been hospitalized.
“The outbreak has spread from its epicenter in Gaines County, with single-digit cases in nearby Lynn, Terry and Yoakum counties. Officials in the area also expect the outbreak to continue to spread in these communities.
“South Plains Public Health District Director Zach Holbrooks said earlier this week that some of the cases appear to be connected to private religious schools.”
The link doesn’t say which religion, but this is Texas, so I doubt this is Zoroastrianism. If these are “Christian” schools, they’re teaching heresy.
Texas measles outbreak
Well Joel:
I guess God or god did not spare them. It is plain ignorance. When I was growing up, measles was common in the fifties and sixties.
I take it you’ve never been thru Gaines County or any West Texas or panhandle counties. IYKYK. It has nothing to due to antivaxing fundamentalists.
@lj,
Interesting. So the religious schools referred to are Yeshivas? Madrassas? And the lack of measles immunity is because of what? They’re not anti-vaxxers, they just have religious exemptions from vaccination? Seriously?
So you know more about this than the South Plains public health district director? LOL!
I don’t have to have been in West Texas (although I have been) to know that you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Yep. It’s cool you’re just ignorant of these communities.
Little John:
I like seeing you again. Be respectful of Joel as he has the same authority as I do. We had good conversations before. Lets continue to have them.
@lj,
LOL! It’s cool, you’re just ignorant about the measles outbreak in West Texas and its cause.
In Gaines County, ca. 20% of kids are not vaccinated (unknown how many unvaccinated adults). Expect ca. 1400 pediatric cases, probably 3 will die and at least one with permanent brain damage from an excruciatingly painful encephalitis.