Inside US town being hit by world's most infectious disease
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In the dusty outskirts of Seminole, Texas - just past the cotton fields and under the relentless spring sun - Peter Hildebrand stands outside a gas station, his eyes rimmed red and voice cracking.
  • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    25 days ago

    As Daisy was laid to rest alongside Kayley in a modest Mennonite churchyard, her father hopes her story sparks reflection — if not on vaccines, then on care, compassion, and the urgent need to protect the vulnerable.

    ‘She was my little girl,’ he says softly. ‘And they let her down.’

    No, you let her down.

    • VitoRobles@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      25 days ago

      Daisy, once a healthy and energetic child, got sick about a month ago. She came down with a fever, sore throat, and eventually pneumonia.

      The family tried to treat their daughter at home with cod liver oil, popular in the community for helping to ‘strengthen the immune system’.

      But when that failed, they took her to the hospital.

      Hold on. So let me get this straight.

      1. Little girl is sick.
      2. Cod liver oil didn’t work.
      3. Took her to the hospital.
      4. Unfortunately, it didn’t work.

      And this guy blames the Hospital?

      Wow. You might as blame God, Mickey Mouse, and Tiktok dancers who also failed to keep her alive as well.