Backroads

I believe it was this one, though the illness was rotovirus.

I think some will rethink their views. We live in a time where we don't get to see the bad sides of these diseases. It's easy to dismiss a theoretical, more difficult when it's your kid. In fact, I once read this account of a mom who was strongly anti-vax until practically the whole family came down what I think was whooping cough. That changed her tune. However, and maybe it's me whose a little too paranoid, I think there will be a lot of work done to discourage vaccinations even if measles come back in full force.

I agree that a majority would, but the anti-vax movement is growing and they have a lot of business interests to protect. They depend on convincing more and more people not to vaccinate.

I saw a discussion where her entire defense was "ChatGPT said such".

This is actually where I worry we have the opposite danger. I don't trust the people who discourage trusting science and doctors. And it starts with planting that seed of doubt in parents. If all the "do your own research!" folk would just share their research, I might feel differently, but it's always a weird psychological game. "Oh, you trust the government? You don't think for yourself? You don't think you can find the info I have? You actually believe the research you found?" Lots of smoke, no fire. And the results are pretty bad and creating a lot of anxiety, which I think makes people more susceptible to manipulation. Telling people to not trust good data and research without giving them a solid alternative is evil.

Good ol' Marsha. Ironically, that actress is the one who complains about that episode because apparently she had measles in a bad way

I think I may have in the past expressed my disdain for the antivac community in general. Sorry, it's how I feel. Utah has had a few cases of the measles. 7 cases, last I heard. Probably not the next pandemic, but apparently interesting enough to garner news stories. Again, probably not a big deal, but I have older relatives that have tales of the measles and they don't paint it in a pretty light at all. Well... Every article allowing comments has a handful of people saying the measles are not a big deal because... An episode of The Brady Bunch made it look mild. Really. You believe a fictional sitcom. The best explanation I've gotten is that it's supposed to be an example of how people back then viewed the disease, but even that makes it seem like propaganda. I suppose I'm more flummoxed at the idea The Brady Bunch is considered the epitome of research.

Probably not. I was just being quippy.

We just finished month of May. Two of my kids have three chronic conditions between them and all apparently were meant to be recognizing during May. We have twelve months, folks. We got to share them. Edit: I am going to celebrate candy this month, no matter what it crowds out.

Maybe he was evolving in his personal... Personhood. Or something like that.

I love everything about this story.

I can't say I fault you.

Same invasive thing in the US!

Username: Don't recall why. I've used it for almost two decades in more than one location I like the look of leaves. Yup.