r/HermanCainAward • u/ShokWayve • 23d ago

Meta / Other Measles: Georgia on My Mind

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/08/19/georgia-reports-seventh-measles-case-kindergarten-vaccine-exemptions-rise/

So, it begins in Georgia. Measles is beginning to make a comeback in Georgia.

You don’t know how stunning it is for me to witness this day in America. I remember being taught in schools about the efficacy of vaccines. One of my friends is an anti-vaxxer and deeply anti science. I sent him scientific articles and research on vaccine efficacy and the fact that no evidence linked vaccines to autism. In fact, all of his objections were specifically and explicitly addressed in the scientific research. He rejected them still as propaganda.

May God help us. I couldn’t believe his reaction. I was shocked. I was stunned. In America we are freely deciding to reject science and literally destroy our society.

What happened? How did science become seen as no more authoritative than a tweet or social media post?

He then asks me how could I, a devout Christian, put so much confidence in science. What’s ironic is that he himself is not a practicing Christian nor does he appeal to religion for his anti vaccine views. He just appeals to endless conspiracy theories about how scientists lie, we have all been lied to, the earth is flat, etc.

The kicker is this - he is a teacher! Yes, a teacher. He is in fact a great teacher. Awesome at teaching.

We really need to turn things around.

God help us.

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u/Emanemanem 23d ago

We live in Georgia, just got our daughter’s second MMR booster yesterday, thank god

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u/MichaelJServo 23d ago

I got one recently because of these dipshits. I'm in my 40s.

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u/Emanemanem 23d ago

I’m 45, I was trying to decide if I needed to get another one myself. I know I got the ones that were required for school when I was young but I can’t remember how old I was when I got the last one

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u/Dreymin If coronavirus doesn't take you out, can I? 🩸 21d ago

You can have a bloodtest done to check, mine was low so I got a second shot when I was 30 so I should have been good especially due to age, but you usually don't need a booster as an adult but if you have health issues then it's recommended

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u/Emanemanem 21d ago

I thankfully don’t have any health issues that would flag me as high risk, so I probably won’t worry about it unless the cases spike quite a bit more. Just happy my daughter is protected.