Politician who opposes mandatory chickenpox vaccinations contracts chickenpox

[OnlinePoker]

A senior member of Matteo Salvini’s far-right League party who is an outspoken critic of Italy’s mandatory vaccination rules has been treated in hospital after contracting chickenpox.

Massimiliano Fedriga, president of the northeastern Fruili-Venezia Giulia region, announced he spent four days under observation in a medical facility after being diagnosed with the virus last week.

“I'm fine, I'm at home in convalescence and I thank everyone,” he wrote on social media following his discharge.

Mr Fedriga has been a vocal opponent of Italy’s decision to introduce mandatory childhood vaccinations against 12 diseases, including chickenpox

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-vaccination-chickenpox-anti-vax-massimiliano-fedriga-salvini-a8829926.html?utm_source=reddit.com

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Not really newsy enough for LBN, but something I found that's ironically funny.

[rzemanfl]

1. I hope he picks at his face. n/t

[TheBlackAdder]

12. I wonder if folks with chickenpox and measles target anti-vaxxers and brush up against them.

[gratuitous]

2. I hope he makes a full recovery

But in the meantime, I hope the pain is excruciating.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Won't be a painful as the shingles that show up later

So there is that.

[GulfCoast66]

10. Don't I know it! Got the at 38 years of age.

Fortunately they were very mild, just a little of the belting mainly on my stomach. But I was in constant pain. Ironically, or connected, when I got the Chicken Pox I only had 21 marks. Mother counted them and at 5 remember her telling me how lucky I was. My 18 month old sister? Not as lucky. Liked to killed her. I pray(not really, freethinker here) she never gets shingles. But she has had the shot so hopefully she will avoid them.

[Lars39]

17. There's a 2nd 2 part shot now with higher

efficacy. Long waiting lists though.

[ret5hd]

3. After adult chickenpox and then a good case of shingles...

let's ask him again!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. great minds...we posted at the same time. n/t

[JenniferJuniper]

6. Adult chickenpox damn near killed me

Thoughts and prayers

[jpak]

7. Hope his nuts swell up and pop

[0rganism]

8. well, good on him for sticking with his beliefs, i guess....

maybe he can pick up an honorable mention at this year's Darwin Awards. especially if the adult chickenpox renders him infertile.

[OnlinePoker]

14. He shouldn't be eligible for a Darwin Award

He's already passed on his genes to another generation.

[0rganism]

15. and humanity is poorer for it

someday mother nature is going to collect on balance due with our accounts all overdrawn and shit, and humanity is going to get evicted from the damn biosphere.

[kskiska]

9. I've been waiting 8 months so far for shingles vaccine.

I'm on a long list. What's holding it up? My doctor didn't seem to know for sure - maybe they didn't make enough? It seems they could have made more by now.

[UpInArms]

11. Hope you get your shot soon

And ... gosh ... it’s good to see you still here .... so many of us who have been here so long ... and I still am so happy to see those who were here with us at the start

[kskiska]

16. Thanks. I'm not here as much as I used to be.

But I'm still doing great and hope you are, too. We've come a long way since 2001 when this all began, but all in all, this present situation certainly is a setback.