ars technica’s dr. beth mole wrote an article about this. it was titled with the (as per usual) amazing:
‘In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements’ (subtitle: ‘Exposing vulnerable people to vaccine-preventable disease is just part of life, Ladapo said.’)
And in The Atlantic, "Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children". Subtitled, "The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids."
So with this logic, I assume that Florida is going to legalize all drugs, right? Because government doesn't have any right to tell the citizens what they can or cannot put in their bodies. IT'S PARTY TIME IN FLORIDA!!!
Ending vaccine mandates probably saves a few bucks for the state and even the federal budget. But look at a chart to see who it actually affects most. The poorest will not get shots for their kids, these no longer being covered by anyone. The middle class will be split but probably still mainly not getting shots. (there's a real breakdown there I hope someone picks up on in a future overview, but there are MANY right wing Karen mommas who are pro-vaccine and have the money to pay for shots, no matter what it takes).
Rich folk? Their kids will be getting vaccinated. Across the board. The biggest anti-vaccine proponent you've ever heard? Their kids are vaccinated.
In the not too distant future, there will be photos of crunchy anti-vax Floridian mommies looking as emotionally destroyed as the young woman in Ukraine, whose photo you posted recently, but they'll be standing at the gravesides of their own young children. Too many people in this country have lost their collective minds, and I'm horrified that we've forgotten our own history of conquering childhood diseases. I mean, I grew up in a house next to a cemetery that had gravestones with dates as old as 1770 in Indiana, and my favorite section to visit was the "baby cemetery", because as a child myself, I just loved the huge number of extremely highly decorative headstones. I guess we're going to have to start creating baby cemeteries again, no?
Does this mean that businesses/institutions in other states will begin screening Florida residents, especially children before allowing them to enter due to the danger of public contagion which they may carry?
It strikes me that the made-up quote commonly misattributed to Stalin applies here: "One death is a tragedy, one million deaths is a statistic." Florida is counting on that.
Electing all of these anti-government (not to mention anti-science) activists to office is the equivalent of electing an atheist as pope. Quite an achievement.
ars technica’s dr. beth mole wrote an article about this. it was titled with the (as per usual) amazing:
ReplyDelete‘In win for infectious diseases, Florida to end all school vaccine requirements’
(subtitle: ‘Exposing vulnerable people to vaccine-preventable disease is just part of life, Ladapo said.’)
raphael
And in The Atlantic, "Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children". Subtitled, "The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids."
DeleteSo with this logic, I assume that Florida is going to legalize all drugs, right? Because government doesn't have any right to tell the citizens what they can or cannot put in their bodies. IT'S PARTY TIME IN FLORIDA!!!
ReplyDeleteEnding vaccine mandates probably saves a few bucks for the state and even the federal budget. But look at a chart to see who it actually affects most. The poorest will not get shots for their kids, these no longer being covered by anyone. The middle class will be split but probably still mainly not getting shots. (there's a real breakdown there I hope someone picks up on in a future overview, but there are MANY right wing Karen mommas who are pro-vaccine and have the money to pay for shots, no matter what it takes).
ReplyDeleteRich folk? Their kids will be getting vaccinated. Across the board. The biggest anti-vaccine proponent you've ever heard? Their kids are vaccinated.
and not to forget: all those who depend on herd immunity, i.e. the enforced high levels of vaccination in the general populace.
Deleteraphael
In the not too distant future, there will be photos of crunchy anti-vax Floridian mommies looking as emotionally destroyed as the young woman in Ukraine, whose photo you posted recently, but they'll be standing at the gravesides of their own young children. Too many people in this country have lost their collective minds, and I'm horrified that we've forgotten our own history of conquering childhood diseases. I mean, I grew up in a house next to a cemetery that had gravestones with dates as old as 1770 in Indiana, and my favorite section to visit was the "baby cemetery", because as a child myself, I just loved the huge number of extremely highly decorative headstones. I guess we're going to have to start creating baby cemeteries again, no?
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean that businesses/institutions in other states will begin screening Florida residents, especially children before allowing them to enter due to the danger of public contagion which they may carry?
ReplyDeleteMy jaw dropped open
ReplyDeleteWhen he starts talking about “your body”, he sounds prochoice.
ReplyDeleteIt strikes me that the made-up quote commonly misattributed to Stalin applies here: "One death is a tragedy, one million deaths is a statistic." Florida is counting on that.
ReplyDeleteElecting all of these anti-government (not to mention anti-science) activists to office is the equivalent of electing an atheist as pope. Quite an achievement.
Florida: Where old people and kids go to die.
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