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> Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous. Sorry - Aren't we in the middle of a measles outbreak (U.S.A)?
by beart 7y ago
> Believing in conspiracy theories seems pretty innocuous.
Sorry - Aren't we in the middle of a measles outbreak (U.S.A)?
- mullen 7y agoDon't forget the guy who went to Pizza Restaurant and shot the gun into the ceiling because he said there were kid sex dungeons.
- yters 7y agoHow is this related to conspiracy theories?
- beart 7y agoMisinformation driven in part by conspiracy theories has increased the spread of measles back into areas where it was thought to be eradicated. > An unfounded fear of vaccines has spread around the world in recent years, with childhood vaccination rates reportedly declining in several countries as a result. Nothing in the belief system of Orthodox Jews makes them any more likely to oppose vaccines, and several Orthodox rabbinical organizations have called on parents to vaccinate their children. But Hasidic Jews are prey to the same misinformation that has affected others, and some ultra-Orthodox rabbis have come out against vaccines. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-community.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/nyregion/measles-jewish-c...
- yters 7y agoThe article is paywalled. So, there is a documented decline in vaccination, but is there a documented link between that and spread of measles?