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A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Wednesday in a statement. Lubbock health officials also confirmed the death, but neither agency provided more details. A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.

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[–] imecth@fedia.io 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The article talks about the safety of vaccines... Reporters have to walk on eggshells to avoid pointing fingers and insult part of their audience.

[–] Podunk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

my degree was in journalism. In a past life i was a reporter. Shit job. I have had lots of shit jobs since. I completely understand what you are saying.

But, if they cant explicitly say it, then you probably shouldnt extrapolate. When the evidence is clear, then by all means evicerate whoever you want.

Just because the propoganda is something you agree with, doesnt mean it isnt propoganda. You have been given a roadmap, but you do not have evidence.

I also agree with your point. I know they cant say it out loud. But i draw the line at wishing ill on the parents of dead kids.

And once again, my point is, you dont know if the kid was part of the minnonite community that refuses vaccines, or if it was the neighbor kid. You do not know if there were other factors that prevented the kid getting that vaccine. Poverty, lack of healthcare, or an immunocompromised child.

[–] imecth@fedia.io 1 points 3 hours ago

The problem with that line of thinking is that soon enough it wasn't the parents fault but the fact that their dog died 5 years ago and they never got around to getting the vaccine. Might there be mitigating facts? Sure, but at the end of the day, it's either the parent's fault or the state's fault for not making sure the kid got vaccinated.

And btw immunocompromised children are rare enough to be a rounding error.