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[–] DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 68 points 1 week ago (5 children)

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.today 46 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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.

[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

Skipped: 0. Did not vaccinate their child against the most common and deadly childhood infectious disease (measles), for which a free and highly effective vaccine is available and offered.

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