skhayfa@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoTexas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down11
arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkTexas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growingarstechnica.comskhayfa@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agoChicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoMy parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!
minus-squareOrteilGenou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 hours agoNo shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoFor little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.
Chicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.
My parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!
No shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots
For little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.