ThyckHyde, 1 month ago

@glynmoody Poor wee souls. I remember having whooping cough when I was around 4 or 5 and it was horrible. Thankfully the vaccination rate here in Scotland is 95% so 🤞

glynmoody, 1 month ago

@ThyckHyde and all the other childhood bugs - nasty stuff, avoidable now

fkamiah17, 1 month ago

@glynmoody Another step on the road to full-blown Victorian Britain ...

glynmoody, 1 month ago

@fkamiah17 yup

ballista11, 1 month ago

@glynmoody
I suspect that under funding if the NHS was a contributing cause.
Their seems to be a movement in Britain to remake healthcare into the American system. The things corporations do to get filthy rich.

glynmoody, 1 month ago

@ballista11 yes, there is certainly a push by the tories in that direction

SoftwareTheron, 1 month ago

@glynmoody
... or their contacts with other babies whose parents have assumed it's not needed or fallen through the cracks.

glynmoody, 1 month ago

@SoftwareTheron yes, probably the main problem, since babies aren't vaccinated immediately anyway, I think....

capnthommo, 1 month ago

@glynmoody not wishing to jump to conclusions without evidence, but I'd hazard a pound that you're right.

glynmoody, 1 month ago

@capnthommo yes, more details needed, but seems likely, sadly