How it plays out

A must-read:

This is How a Child Dies of Measles

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7 responses to “How it plays out”

  1. Artymorty Avatar

    Oof. That was good. A public-service thriller, like Steven Soderbergh’s excellent film Contagion. The twist ending still gutted me, even though it has half-revealed the story’s very name.

  2. Ophelia Benson Avatar

    If only Evil Kennedy would read it.

  3. Omar Avatar

    If only Evil Kennedy would read it.

    Possibly, he will. But then his denialism reflex will kick in, as for Covid-19, and etc. Dracula is well and truly in charge of the Blood Bank..

    See https://theweek.com/1025265/rfk-jr-controversies

  4. Mostly Cloudy Avatar
    Mostly Cloudy

    Powerful writing from Bruenig there.

  5. KBPlayer Avatar

    Very good piece. How anyone can refuse a vaccine I can’t imagine.

  6. Seanna Avatar

    This is paywalled, but I found an accessible version here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/child-dies-measles-vaccines/685969/?gift=XykDc_qyxjjKAvqueifCeY1aiSSuugPOLBt9t6Q2cCc

    (Courtesy of https://politicalwire.com)

    Sadly, it probably will make little difference if Evil Kennedy or any of the other antivax ghouls read it. I recall the mother of a 6-year-old who died of measles last year (in Texas) explaining that her other 4 kids also had measles and they came through it just fine.

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