#vaccines

[mysharona1987]

[our-queer-experience]

[animentality]

[herpsandbirds]

[preserving-tiktok]

[friendraichu]

NBC News: Outbreaks of rabies rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance suggests

'They would never have known:' New warnings about rabies outbreaks as cases rise in the U.S.

The CDC's rabies team says it's tracking 15 different likely outbreaks from New York to Oregon.

"As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs — and their owners — becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in a nationally representative sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism."

jesus christ are people stupid about vaccines. you think your dog can get autism??? so you'd rather risk it dying from rabies?????

[marzipanandminutiae]

As someone who works with social history for a living, I feel like I’m the aggressive opposite of an anti-vaxxer

I fucking LOVE vaccines, friends. Give me the science stab. I’m so ready. it’s a beautiful day to not die of a Bajillion and one diseases that carried off like half the population before they had even reached age 10, and a significant portion before they made it to old age, 150 years ago

I go to the old cemetery. I see the vast numbers of infant and child and young adult graves. And then I go to my doctor and get injected with Potion of Fuck That Noise. This is beautiful and miraculous and I do not remotely understand how some people can reject it – not just for themselves, but for their children