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A victim of the anti-vaccination movement
Rotem Elizera
Published: 14.08.19, 10:15
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1. Antivaccination myths are often connected to
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antisemitic conspiracy theories, popular in the West and Russia. Some of those even try to blame Jewish or Israeli doctors of making some vicious "experiments" on the children. Most websites that promote anti-vaccine agenda are very closely connected to antisemitic scene. If anything else, then this should be the final warning sign for any Jew or Israeli not fall for this trap.
2. The consensus is she died from complication of measles.
Sam ,   Montreal   (08.14.19)
Brain damage.
3. Flat Earth Society, Socialism, so on:humans just don't learn
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4. Article flagged for ignorance & incitement
Jake   (08.14.19)
The flight attendant was given antibiotics before they knew she had the measles. It was the wrong treatment entirely (antibiotics are for bacterial infections, not viral infections) It compromised her immune system and she fell into a coma, and never woke up. She is a victim of malpractice.

People have an absolute right to decide what enters their body. Vaccines are mostly effective, but could also be dangerous. Therefore no one has the right to force people to take them. Crazed vaccine advocates lashing out in fear and ignorance, accusing unvaccinated people of "murder" is dangerous & terrifying.
5. All passengers were breathing the same recycled air.
Jake   (08.14.19)

Why didn't anyone else catch the measles?

Why was she the only one out of hundreds?

Were they all 100% up to date on boosters? No chance

Before you go blaming unvaccinated people like an angry mob, think about these questions. Hundreds of people didn't catch the disease but she did.

Why hasn't any article mentioned the fact that she was wrongly given antibiotics, which weakened her immune system and sent her into a coma?

6. Yellow journalism at its worst
miriam cohen MD   (08.15.19)
The airline stewardess dies of a hospital acquired infection.
The rate deaths from childhood illnesses such as measles went down dramatically, prior to the introduction of vaccines, because of improved hygiene and living conditions.
Labeling individuals who question the safety and efficacy of vaccines as members of a cult is employing tactics that are a call to incitement.
Our bodies are designed to fight of infection. The WHO recommendations for those who contract measles are to take 3 days worth of vitamin A and to not take a fever reducing agent unless the fever rises above a certain level.
Why is the public not informed of this???
The MMR vaccine contains live viruses that the newly vaccinated shed and can infect others. Every doctor who deals with an immunosuppressed population knows this eg. oncologists, immunologists.
There are not a few scientists and doctors who share the information I have posted here.
I respectfully request that the editors of this news site check their facts before releasing such misinformation.
7. MMR vaccine is faulty and lacks efficacy
Barbara ,   Jerusalem   (08.15.19)
There is good reason to be wary of current vaccine technology, and every person should closely investigate the risks/ benefit ratios for each individual vaccine (and all pharmaceutical drugs) and their own personal health vulnerabilities. When this woman was vaccinated 40 years ago against the mild childhood infection (in Western countries) called measles, her parents were told by the medical community that this shot guarantees "lifetime" immunity. Instead, the vaccination wears off at any time and the disease is pushed into older age groups when it could present serious complications. What a gross and fatal misrepresentation of medical procedure by the pharmaceutical companies and the public health community. The efficacy of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine is dismal. Only a small portion of the population will gain even a temporary immunity. Had this woman had natural measles as a child, like every single person in the USA in my generation, she would be alive today. We should be able sue Merck the manufacturer for fraud, but since 1986, it's illegal to sue vaccine suppliers even though it's a faulty product on so many levels. Boggles the mind, but childhood vaccinations are the only liability free product. Just watch Merck on the stock exchange and see them laughing all the way to the bank. This is a crime against humanity with millions of victims.
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