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Cattledog

(5,919 posts)
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:43 PM Mar 2019

Unvaccinated Oregon boy, 6, nearly dies of tetanus, racks up $1 million in bills.

After he survived his parents refused to get him the second dose of the tetanus vaccine!


By Molly Harbarger | The Oregonian/OregonLive

A 6-year-old boy spent about eight weeks in the hospital -- much of it in a dark room. His parents face nearly $1 million in medical bills. He suffered excruciating pain and lost control of his body as the first case of tetanus in Oregon in about 30 years.

The disease is preventable by taking a vaccine, but the child wasn’t vaccinated. Nor is he still.

https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2019/03/unvaccinated-oregon-boy-6-nearly-dies-of-tetanus-racks-up-1-million-in-bills.html?fbclid=IwAR0eXlXnPoYwMp5txid8C-nW38WLJHQECDz-4d7BtXqHBJ4qjteBu-uDg3s
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Unvaccinated Oregon boy, 6, nearly dies of tetanus, racks up $1 million in bills. (Original Post) Cattledog Mar 2019 OP
HIs Parents Should Face Consequences Me. Mar 2019 #1
And who will end up paying those bills? 2naSalit Mar 2019 #2
His parents are either right wing wackos who think Jesus answers everything or... nycbos Mar 2019 #3
Sadly, most anti-vaccers are leftist eom drmeow Mar 2019 #7
It's ok 'cause Facebook told me Tetanus cures cancer (or some s**t)...nt ExciteBike66 Mar 2019 #4
Cross post. Thanks for sharing this! littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #5
Anti vaxers keith sw Mar 2019 #6

nycbos

(6,038 posts)
3. His parents are either right wing wackos who think Jesus answers everything or...
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:49 PM
Mar 2019

... churchy granola leftists who think that an oil is medicine.



 

keith sw

(45 posts)
6. Anti vaxers
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 03:27 PM
Mar 2019

Should not be allowed to live in society. They should give them a island to live on amongst themselves

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