Proud to be the №1 Most unvaccinated school in Texas

Photomicrograph of a lung tissue specimen, showing the histopathologic changes encountered in a case of measles pneumonia. Included in this view are numerous leukocytes and a multinucleated giant cell. Normal alveolar cytoarchitecture has been obliterated. — CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr. — Image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s Public Health Image Library

Yes that headline is real, but before we get into it, I first have a few thoughts.

In normal times you might occasionally come across something that motivates you to go WTF! or similar. These days are not normal times, and so such encounters are sadly becoming not just daily but almost hourly now. I do wonder if it was always like this and I simply never noticed because I was not paying attention, or have I become less tolerant and more easily triggered?

So anyway, buckle up and get ready for today’s WTF! moment. Having found it, I feel compelled to share it, not because I wish to inflict some trauma upon you, but perhaps more as a form of therapy for myself. Writing about it enables me to express my utter frustration and also enables me to feel a little less alone.

It concerns vaccines, or to be a tad more precise, a decision to reject them for very bad reasons.

But wait, I’m making an assumption here. I assume that the word “vaccine” is embraced by you as something deeply positive, and that you do indeed regard it as one of the most impactful medical interventions ever discovered by humans.

My belief is that you are with me on this.

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