The U.S. is in the grips of a historic measles surge, with more than 3,000 measles cases reported in 45 states across the country since the start of 2025. So far, two unvaccinated children have died from the disease. At least 920 people have been infected in South Carolina, and a similar number in Texas. In both states, nearly all infected individuals were unvaccinated.

Now Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is urging Americans to get the measles vaccine as the country is on the brink of losing its measles elimination status.

“Take the vaccine, please. We have a solution for our problem,” Oz said on CNN’s State of Union on Sunday. “Not all illnesses are equally dangerous, and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses. But measles is one you should get your vaccine [for],” Oz said.

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[–] 79 points 6 months ago (1 child)

"oh no, my actions are resulting in predictable consequences"

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  • [–] 51 points 6 months ago

    These people are a combination of mentally ill and evil to be giving out conflicting information at their whim.

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  • [–] 50 points 6 months ago

    This dickhead platformed antivaxers for years.

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  • [–] 31 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Not surprising to see Oz and RFK jr do a 180 on vaccines now that there's a blossoming pandemic. The anti-vax movement was never really about the vaccines, it's just another distract and divide tactic.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The 20th century antivax movement started, as all things do, as a grift.

    not-a-doctor Andrew Wakefield falsified evidence and commited fraud to make people believe the MMR vaccine was dangerous. Not because he was against vaccines in general, but because he got a fuckload of money from a company that sold seperate vaccines who didn't like the fact that a combination vaccine was costing them a lot of money.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    He actually made his money from a NY law firm who wanted to sue vaccine makers but couldn't find any evidence against them in the US, so they paid Wakefield to fake data.

    This is why scientific fraud is illegal in many countries and could land jail time. Not the US or UK.

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    In the US:

    • If you were born before 1957, you're presumed immune to measles.

    • If you were vaccinated before 1967, you should get a booster [the original vaccine wasn't as effective as the later vaccine].

    • If you were vaccinated between 1967 and 1989, you should consider a booster shot [they thought you only needed one shot, but you actually need two].

    • If you were vaccinated after 1989, you are presumed immune.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    But rfk said I'd get autism. And like that's worse. Right?

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Clearly They has gotten to him and he can no longer be trusted.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Why did they come out against vaccines in the first place, if they were just going to shit themselves the second the obvious consequences showed up.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Because they wanted to grift, but then found out the consequences will kill off their customers.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    But when RFK killed 83 kids in Samoa, he continued in the US.
    Samoa only has 230,000 people, so this round of measles deaths in the US could hit over 1400 dead. Many more blinded, or with brain damage.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Why did they come out against vaccines in the first place

    RFK Jr was getting $250,000/yr as "consultant" to anti vax simps.

    Meh Oz had all kinds of side hustles with magic berries, herbs and colored feathers. Columbia turfed him for good reasons.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    What does "Columbia turfed him" mean?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Columbia University Medical Center in NY fired him.

    ‘He’s been a huge danger to public health,’

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/01/dr-oz-dropped-by-columbia-amid-pro-trump-republican-senate-run-report

    • a group of distinguished physicians wrote to Columbia, claiming Oz had “repeatedly shown disdain for science and for evidence-based medicine” and shown “outrageous conflicts of interest or flawed judgements about what constitutes appropriate medical treatments, or both”.*

    “Worst of all,” the letter continued, “he has manifested an egregious lack of integrity by promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain.”

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I'd be in favour of reich-wingers not being vaccinated, when their stupidity only came with a darwin-award for themselves, but they*re putting everyone around them, including their kids in danger.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    I'm totally fine with hundreds or thousands of dead antivaxxers. That's their choice, and they're adults who are free to be morons.

    Unfortunately it also means dozens of dead not-yet-vaccinated babies and a dozens of vaccinated people.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    "The worst person you know just made a good point."

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure this is what they all thought “Killing In The Name Of” was about.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    sigh. It's a shame that this is appropriately posted in the politics community. I miss the time where this wouldn't have been appropriate in a political community ....

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    Stop getting sick?, not yet guys!

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