Summary

Texas hospitals are treating children with vitamin A poisoning linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promotion of the supplement as a measles treatment.

At Covenant Children’s hospital in Lubbock, patients with measles showed abnormal liver function due to excessive vitamin A intake.

Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, claimed vitamin A dramatically reduces measles mortality. Experts warn his messaging confuses parents and downplays the proven protection of the MMR vaccine.

The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, with nearly 500 cases across 21 states and two confirmed deaths.

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    2 days ago

    More importantly, look how no one is getting into trouble for endangering children.

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      Who would give him trouble? His boss rutinely hangs out with child abusers and could very well be one himself.

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      Republicans only care about children that aren’t born (i.e. aren’t children) yet.

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        Republicans have never been ‘pro-life’, only pro-birth.

        Pre-natal? They care so, so much!

        Pre-school? You’re fucked (metaphorically and, depending on the republican, possibly literally - just ask ol’ Dennis)

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        Who so you think they were referring to? What’s with peoples’ inability to read subtlety or infer meaning these days?

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          There’s the people who nominated and approved him, plus everyone who continues to enable him. Also all of the other annti-vaxx and other shitheads who all get a free pass for spreading misinformation that harms children.

          They were clearly referring to a widespread problem of which captain brain worms is one example.

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      When the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says to do a thing for your child’s health, how would you go about proving abuse? They’re literally following government “guidelines”.

      If these idiots kill their children out of ignorance and stupidity, power to 'em. I lost all empathy for idiots during COVID. No one can ask me to give a shit any longer. And yes, fuck their kids too. This is Darwinism in action. Let it ride.