How Anti-Vaxxer’s Logical Fallacies Brought Measles Back, a Fool House Rock | NYT Opinion

Measles is trapped inside a test tube at the C.D.C.! Under the guidance of her wise buddy Polio, she sets out on an adventure to go viral and infect Americans. And lucky for her, there are many parents who subscribe to the logical fallacies that deny science and the success of vaccinations. Can she succeed?

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[Tippex_Official]

Measles: why wouldn’t people use the most trusted and best medical advancement in human history?
Polio: have you heard of Karens?

[rino]

Do one about the shape of the earth next.

[AdamSmith-gsdv]

I love how the Polio virus is literally FDR

[ArekusaSan]

Here before this blows up. As a big fan of School House Rock, this is such an amazing tribute. This is fantastic, and I wouldn't mind seeing more in the future!!

[robertgervais]

It would be nice if the info at the end wasn't covered by a picture link.

[ilovenycsomuch]

Too bad these aren’t shown in classrooms 😂😂

[dkupke]

It’s hilarious to read the comments and see everything the video described in real time, particularly in the context of what’s going on right now.

[etezinhayoutube]

I love when anti-vaxxers say "But Jesus was not vaccinated and is not in the bible"
That is when you know the person was not educated 💁🏼‍♀️

[Paperoy]

Check the dates & ages on the headstones at your local cemetery. A major drop off in childhood deaths once mass inoculations were made standard.

[tiptoptone]

It’s really funny how relevant this is two years later

[belal]

Philip DeFranco is going to love this 😂

[pm]

Can’t wait to get my vaccine so i don’t have to suffer

[niccopernicus]

"I love the poorly educated" - D. Trump

[duracollins]

Loved it! Subtitles would be nice, but still very informative and has given me great counter argument points. Thank You

[TheCoinChannel]

If this video was uploaded today, we would see a LOT more dislikes.

[thomashorton]

I like this a lot. One concern is that sometimes it was difficult to understand the words due to the music and how quickly the actor was speaking.

[wizardsuth]

I might find it disturbing that a polio virus is telling us how to think critically, but that would be the Genetic Fallacy. Just because polio is horrible in other ways doesn't mean it's wrong about this.

[Rosarium]

Lovely homage to School House Rock. And the design of Polio, well ISWYDT NYTimes.

[milhouse]

Well done, NY Times. This video should go viral. Not measles.

[kurtreber]

With this logic, you could convince someone not to get a drivers license. THOUSANDS of stories of fatal traffic accidents.