Measles Takes a Plane to Idaho, Which Has Worst US Vax Rate

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A person with measles passed through the busiest airport in Idaho, shedding one of the world's most infectious viruses in the state with the country's lowest measles vaccination rate.

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Idaho has the worst vaccination coverage in the United States due to their pathetic vaccine exemption policy, and someone with measles just rolled through the Boise airport. I won't ask what could possibly go wrong because we already know. Another great piece by @bethmariem.bsky.social

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-- Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) Apr 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM

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... Idaho is particularly susceptible to measles outbreaks. The state has the highest rate of non-medical vaccination exemptions in the country and, in turn, the lowest rate of vaccination coverage among kindergartners.

In the 2024"2025 school year, 15.4 percent of Idaho kindergartners had an exemption that allowed them to skip the shot.

Breaking those exemptions down, only 0.3 percent were for medical reasons, while 15.1 percent were non-medical exemptions. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-14 01:04 PM | Reply

File this thread under "blaming the victim"!

#2 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-04-14 01:32 PM | Reply

Trump told Dr. Oz diet soda probably kills cancer 'because it kills grass'

Measles doesn't stand a chance against stinky's diet soda.

www.alternet.org

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-04-14 01:37 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

File this thread under "blaming the victim"!

Only the weak will perish!

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-04-14 01:49 PM | Reply

The morbidly obese geriatric wife-cheating draft dodger would know about the benefits of drinking diet soda.

The pedophilic president used to guzzle down two six-packs of brain addling aspartame every day.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-14 02:05 PM | Reply

Jeff is a pedophile coward.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-04-14 02:07 PM | Reply

May Darwinism save America.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-14 02:22 PM | Reply

Idaho and British Columbia share two border crossings: www.braufranken.de

I wouldn't be surprised if CBSA inspectors began denying entry to Americans who can't prove they were vaccinated.

Good thing no FIFA games are scheduled for Idaho, but as we see, diseases have a way of rapidly spreading.

"Fasten your seatbelts and please enjoy today's flight on Air Measles...."

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-14 04:50 PM | Reply

I feel bad for the people who do what they can, including vaccinations, to avoid these diseases but will be infected and harmed by the idiots who think horse paste is better.

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-04-15 07:29 AM | Reply

Trump told Dr. Oz diet soda probably kills cancer 'because it kills grass'

Maybe someone should tell the very stable jenius that Roundup kills grass as well and most definitely does not cause luekemia.

#10 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-04-15 11:32 AM | Reply