The largest measles outbreak in decades has reached San Antonio and San Marcos. Officials say an individual who tested positive for the virus in West Texas traveled to two major universities and one of the nation's busiest tourist attractions — the San Antonio River Walk.
While this is true, not vaccinating is something more often found in conservative populations. And this problem is 100% caused by people who refused the vaccination that could have saved them.
I was living in a rural area, many left and right, and honestly both sides have similar amounts of conspiracy theories including anti-vax. I assumed it was mostly right sided until I ran into many examples myself.
Measles don’t care who you voted for or what your gender is.
While this is true, not vaccinating is something more often found in conservative populations. And this problem is 100% caused by people who refused the vaccination that could have saved them.
Also goes hand in hand with cooky pseudoscience as well.
To be fair, you’ll find anti-vax far left as well. Think hippies and new age types.
That was really true in the 70’s and 80’s. Live natural, Natural wood toys, yada yada.
The left side of that group (pacifists) is in geriatrics now and the straight up ‘naturalists’ have become aligned right wing.
But both sides! Anti-vax is like40-50% of the right and some fraction of 1% of the left
I was living in a rural area, many left and right, and honestly both sides have similar amounts of conspiracy theories including anti-vax. I assumed it was mostly right sided until I ran into many examples myself.
That is true. They are very conservative and self centered in their own way. They just use different words.
Agreed!