Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to “measles parties” for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, “Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids.”
Well, that is certainly one way to vax a community against most contagious diseases. And I will admit that it’s better than not vaccinating at all. But not by much. The standard vaccine protocol would be cheaper and more effective.
Damned fool of an idiot.
It’s actually worse because measles infection wipes out your immunity for other infections. Not to mention that even if you don’t die, 40% of people with measles infections end up needing hospitalization.
Also it could lead to a mutation. Not sure how robust the measles vaccine is, but technically possible to produce something new.
It’s already killed one child, just for context.