William Lindsey Mar 13

I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE THINK WE NEED VACCINES

Wearing asafoedita in a bag around the neck keeps measles at bay. It's a sure preventative.

If you think you need extra protection, sip some water from a holy well while walking widdershins around it and reciting the Lord's prayer backwards.

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Photo of child with day-four measles rash is by CDC/NIP/Barbara Rice, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles#/media/File:RougeoleDP.jpg

Measles - Wikipedia

Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 13

Besides, getting measles isn't the worst thing that can happen to a child. Only 1 to 3 in 1,000 die of measles. And those who die must not have been meant to live; they lacked natural strength and were not fed and exercised properly.

For children who survive measles, the worst that can happen is that they go blind — but at least, they'll have their lives, even if they can no longer see.

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 13

Every dark cloud has a silver lining, after all. Look on the sunny side of life.

And none of these hazards compare with the gruesome damage any vaccination does.

People in the pre-modern world practicing "primitive" medicine had better instincts about all of this than we science-addled folks today have, right?

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Show threadWilliam Lindsey 

“'What is the cure for measles?' [RFKJr.] told an audience in 2021 at an Amish country fair in Pennsylvania. 'Chicken soup and vitamin A.'"

~ Darius Tahir

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https://www.alternet.org/supplements-dr-oz/

'What's the cure for measles?' Here's why supplement fans love the Trump administration

President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has fed calves on camera to tout the health wonders of bovine colostrum on behalf of one purveyor in which he has a financial stake. Janette Nesheiwa...

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Show threadAskPippa🇨🇦Mar 13
@wdlindsy Vitamin A is a problem with measles if you're deficient -- which really isn't an issue in North Americans because it's in so many of our foods. Taking extra when you're not deficient just won't impact #measles.
Prevention is best and vaccines have a great track record for this. I mean who wants to get sick at all?
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Mar 13
@AskPippa Yes, eminent reality-based good sense — and sadly, this is not where the people now heading the US government are.