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.
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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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.
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
Powerful writing from Bruenig there.
Very good piece. How anyone can refuse a vaccine I can’t imagine.
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.
Jeezus.