POV: Health Misinformation Is Rampant on Social Media::Monica Wang argues that health misinformation on social media is fueling the global anti-vaccination campaign and offers suggestions for how to combat it.

    • SeaJ@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      You know who is worth saving? People who are unable to get vaccinated. They are extremely vulnerable to things like mumps, measles, and rubella, for instance because many of them are immunocompromised.

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        10 months ago

        Yes that fine. I’m not talking about the immunocompromised, and it’s pretty clear that I’m not.

        It’s the conspiracy-eating idiots that my broad brush is painting.

        • Jojo@lemm.ee
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          9 months ago

          The trouble is that those same conspiracy eaters aren’t the only ones at risk from the conspiracy. Immunocompromised people are out at risk when the percentage of people going unvaccinated increases. They are worth saving, and the mechanism of saving them is saving the conspiracy eaters.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      What do you mean? Worth to whom?

      Also, these people aren’t just harming themselves; they’re harming everyone around them. A vaccine isn’t like a seat belt. It doesn’t just protect you. It also protects the people around you. Additionally, by having a weaker immune system, these people are making their bodies breeding grounds for viruses which can mutate into new forms.

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        10 months ago

        Well exactly.

        I’m not sure why my comment has gone from being agreed with, to being controversial.

        Anti-vaxers can fuck off and die, but preferably somewhere else, so as not to compromise anyone else’s safety.

        I feel sorry for their kids and others that they hold hostage to their stupid views.