The governor of Washington state has declared a state of emergency because of the measles outbreak.
There are 25 confirmed cases in Clark County, and a single known case in King County after a man in his 50s contracted measles and was hospitalized following a recent trip to Vancouver, according to a news release from Inslee’s office. As of Friday, Clark County Public Health had posted even higher numbers, with 30 confirmed and nine suspected cases.
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On Jan. 18, Clark County declared its own local public health emergency after the outbreak. Twenty-six of those suffering from the disease had not been immunized and the vaccination status of four others was unverified. Researchers called nearby Portland a “hot spot” for infections due to a high rate of non-medical exemptions from vaccines, according to The Washington Post.
But hey let’s hear more from the anti-vaxxers.
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Wait, haven’t they got the order of things wrong? I thought you were supposed to shut down the government, THEN declare a state of emergency.
You just know that it will only take one of the four ‘unverifieds’ to have been immunised for the anti-vaxxers to claim that as proof that vaccines don’t work, just as a lone survivor of a disaster or a single recovery from cancer is ‘proof’ of miracles and the power of prayer. The saddest thing is that too many people will believe them.
@AoS:
Hey look – none of the people with measles is autistic!*
That proves vaccines cause autism!
* I have no idea whether that is true, but I suspect it won’t matter.
Quick, build a wall!
I just checked, and Seattle area “rock” band The Refusers (anti-vaccine, anti-“western” medicine, blah blah) are still around. Gag.