“It is not a mild infection, it is not a mild virus; it is a severe illness. And they kept on telling me they wish they’d known beforehand how bad measles was, so that they could have protected their family,” she said.

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    I once had a neighbor tell me they “didn’t agree with liberal views on vaccines.”

    You know, like germs give a flying fuck about your political views.

    The irony? This person is a nurse.

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      I worked in nursing for a while

      I worked with a few excellent people, many average people, and a horrifyingly large number of absolute fucking halfwits

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        That’s my experience with the medical field as well. It breaks my heart, I used to trust doctors, but after some interesting experiences I am now convinced it’s all a minstrel show held together with bailing wire.

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      Nurses are either brilliant, wonderful, helpful people, joe-schmoe’s looking to make a buck, or radical traditionalist women who think that it’s ok to be a nurse because it’s women’s work.