Katherine LimMar 8
Scott Santens
I will never get over how the result of going through a global pandemic that killed over 7 million people, including 1.2 million Americans—and where we swiftly created an effective vaccine for it—was massive growth in anti-vax sentiment, the rise of RFK Jr., and the return of fucking measles.

Patients say measles 'worse th...
Patients say measles 'worse than expected' as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say

Health officials plead with residents to vaccinate against measles as Utah hits 358 infections.

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Show threadScott SantensMar 7
By the way, I don't think this explains everything, but I do think it's an important part of the big picture. 👇 www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

PNAS
Show threadCucky CharmsMar 7
@scottsantens.com i maintain that vaccines should be mandatory and enforced. public health comes before personal liberty
Show threadTom HarringtonMar 7
@scottsantens.com @jwz FAFO in action
Show threadtripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪Mar 7
@scottsantens.com For a society made of consumers and not citizens, people will double-down on a bad idea when faced with problems that can’t be solved by ‘talking to the manager’.