Philadelphia blames measles outbreak on people declining vaccines, failing to quarantine ( thehill.com )

The city of Philadelphia is blaming the recent measles outbreak on people declining to get vaccinated and failing to follow quarantine recommendations, after its Department of Public Health confirmed at least four cases.

The city’s Department of Public Health has confirmed at least four cases and is investigating two other possible infections.

“Unfortunately, we are seeing cases of measles that have spread to vulnerable individuals including young children due to people declining vaccination and also failing to adhere to quarantine recommendations,” Cheryl Bettigole, Philadelphia’s health commissioner, wrote in a Thursday press release. “Philadelphia is a city where we believe in a duty to take care of each other.”

crsu ,
@crsu@lemmy.world avatar

Big pharma undermined its own credibility by pushing opiates and other flawed medicines. The conspiracy theorists brought a tiny spark to a huge pile of debris and now there's a tire fire burning forever. I hope the short term gains and wholesale loss of lives were worth it for these sick individuals.

sigmaklimgrindset ,
@sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz avatar

What the fuck does the opioid crisis have to do with vaccines???

shadow_wanker ,

Nothing of course. The point they made was that pharma has undermined its credibility by pushing opiates.

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