Salty

@saltydiggitydawg.bsky.social

Just a sloth hanging in space tackling the erosion of democracy, degradation of human rights, & dissipation of hope one salty post at a time. Currently oscillating between denial & frustration. Ardent supporter of the Oxford comma.

@saltydiggitydawg.bsky.social

"Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available." Polio: 23k paralyzed Measles: 290k deaths Rubella: 41k born w/ congenital rubella syndrome Diphtheria: 138k-1M deaths

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.

projects.propublica.orgThe Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines VanishResearchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.