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RFK Jr. Reportedly Had a Call With Texans Helping Distribute Unproven Measles Remedies

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RFK Jr. reportedly had a call with Texans helping distribute unproven measles remedies

medications, including Vitamin C, cod liver oil, and the inhaled steroid budesonide

So glad to see we are using cod liver oil instead of those dangerous vaccines! /s

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Just an fyi, if you're over the age of 30 and the last MMR vaccine you had was the childhood rounds, you need to re-up
- This is only true if you got the single dose schedule (1969-1989) or the inactivated (pre 1968)
  And generally if you did something that modified the schedule it probably changed. I was born in the mid 80s and got the single dose schedule but my college dorm required the 2 dose schedule in the early 2000s. As such I basically have lifetime immunity, as does anyone who gets 2 doses spread about 28 days apart of activated vaccine (or an actual infection, which is why those prior to 1957 generally don’t need the vaccine)
  
  And if anyone is unsure they can also have their immunization checked by their doctor (Called a titer test I think?)
  
  Got a source on that? My info came direct from my doctor, not that it wouldn't be the first time a doctor gave inaccurate or outdated info, but it still carries more weight for me over a random person online
- This article is saying this:
  "If you have been vaccinated with two doses of vaccine as per routine, you have a 95-plus percent chance of being completely protected throughout your life," Schaffner says.
  But public health experts say there are some adults who should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968.
  So it seems like people in the range of 57-68 should look into it?
  https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5304458/measles-vaccine-booster-health
- Is that a US only thing? I had the MMR on Jan/89 in Mexico but they never told me that I needed a booster when they checked my records a couple of years ago. I only needed the TDaP and optionally the hepatitis B vaccines
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godspeed.
On March 2, Kennedy penned an op-ed for Fox News in which he appeared to endorse the measles vaccines, writing that the shots “not only protect individual children from measles but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons.” Yet in an interview last week, Kennedy claimed, without citing research, that treating measles with steroids, antibiotics, and cod liver oil yielded “very, very good results.” Cod liver oil contains Vitamin A, which is often used in much higher concentrations to prevent complications from the disease, including blindness. There is no credible evidence that cod liver oil itself can treat or prevent measles.
Fucking insane that this guy is the one actually listening to experts, like it's a pretty low bar in this administration. But it's still surprising he's actually supporting vaccines, understands why they're important, and is actually trying to convince Republicans of it.
This could be a lot worse if he hadn't seen the light and doubled down on quack cures. If he sticks with vaccines over shit like CoD oil, it's a good thing.
JFC, if this guy were to keel over, that very act would probably save so many lives.
So every medication besides the actual medication
- I'm convinced the best solution to this problem would be to rename vaccines to something completely different and brand it as a natural remedy that the establishment is fiercely against. "A natural therapy that strengthens and heals your immune system. Ancient asian medicine rediscovered. Witches were burned at the stake in mediaeval Europe for treating people with it."
  
  That’s likely to work. Anything contrary to the norm basically. You could spin it as something the liberals don’t want you to know. The democrats are trying to stop you from being able to get the vaccine!
Wilful stupidity has a body count.
Snake liver oil would be more powerful.
- That is being used too; oh.. oh! You were being ironic
  
  Darn! you got me.
Dude is killing people.
- Dude is killing people again.
  He's already killed a bunch of kids with measles in Samoa back in 2019.
When you elect morons into office, you get dumb policies
How does this sort of stuff compare with the old ‘crackpot Chinese medicine!’ We’re regressing from modern medicine back to snake oil and miracle cures it’s obviously stupid it’s morbidly funny.
- It's funny because Chinese snake oil (made from Chinese water snakes) may have actually been effective for aches and soreness due to its high omega-3 content. Then, American charlatans got ahold of the "snake oil" idea and made it with "alternative" ingredients (mineral oil, maybe rattlesnake if you're lucky) that did not convey the same benefits.
If RFK Jr. makes the problem worse, Trump will end up firing him in 2026 hahahaha
For Christ sake have they become a joke...

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