[cmrdporcupine]

Us GenXers didn't do this to ourselves. Boomers (and their parents) did it to us.

I was born '74. Alberta, Canada. I remember people raising a huge stink about "guvmint' interference" when leaded gasoline was banned and when seatbelt use became mandatory. And don't even get started about cigarettes and mandatory separate smoking areas at restaurants etc.

"Liberty" and "freedom" were concepts substantially abused and misapplied throughout the 20th century.

[mmcgaha]

I have no concern for young generations wanting to blame our age group. The day will come soon that their generation is pointed at for not solving the complex problems of their day. Now if they will show me the same grace when I start a story with "back in my day" we will all get along.

[kstenerud]

They still are. Measles was on the road to being eradicated until 10 years ago.

[jazz9k]

The part you are leaving out is that illegals (now in the millions), living in the US are almost never vaccinated for measles.

[atwrk]

The part you are leaving out is treating them solely as "illegals" means these people will avoid going to physicians to get their shots, because they would risk deportation.

The obvious solution for better health for all would be providing public and freely accessible locations for getting these shots, or mobile teams providing them at schools etc.

[testing22321]

Is there any issue in US society that is NOT caused by “illegals”

It’s incredible how dominant they are!

[Cthulhu_]

Can you cite some sources? Because most countries have a functioning vaccination program, in part thanks to now-cancelled USAID funding. But vaccination rates have been dropping, just like in the US. https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/press-releases/latin-america-a...

Your comment reads like anti-immigrant propaganda. If USAID were to be restored, the US could use its vast wealth to improve global health. But the current US regime is decisively anti-vax and wants everyone to suffer unnecessarily from preventable disease.

[ourmandave]

And it was the GOP senate that rubber stamped RFK, with only McConnell holding out because he had polio as a child before the vaccine was created.

Yesterday Trump's pick for Surgeon General was before the senate. She doesn't have a medical degree and dodged questions about vaccines.

But I have full confidence even Mitch is onboard with the stupid this time.

[analog31]

Vaccinate them. That's a policy failure.

[mikeyouse]

Yet the measles outbreak in Northern Mexico was caused by antivax white mennonites who brought it from Texas. Turns out there are subpopulations everywhere who need to be vaccinated - if only we had evidence-based people in charge of public health instead of wellness grifters.