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Swede

(35,869 posts) Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:26 AM Mar 29

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Liver damage from high doses if vitamin A, some of it irreversable showing up in kids in Texas. [View all]

RFK Jr must be proud.

“It’s coming out of the health and wellness … influencer industry that downplays the importance of vaccines and tries to promote various spectacular cures like ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine or vitamin A,” Hotez added.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-03-28/measles-outbreak-leads-to-dangerous-vitamin-a-toxicity

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Liver damage from high doses if vitamin A, some of it irreversable showing up in kids in Texas. [View all] Swede Mar 29 OP

And I am going to say Horse with no Name Mar 29 #1

And make the children pay for the sins of their parents? No. Just no. You're right. What you said is awful. chia Mar 29 #4

It is realistic Horse with no Name Mar 29 #6

Maybe better to remove them Mountainguy Mar 29 #11

I would be okay with that. N/t Horse with no Name Mar 29 #13

They already deny organs to people who refuse to vaccinate. Gore1FL Mar 29 #8

To me, one of the worst things about the misuse of a vital nutrient... Hugin Mar 29 #2

But none of RFK jr's kids have it. How can that be? GreenWave Mar 29 #3

Nothing at the link suggests the liver damage they are seeing is irreversible Ms. Toad Mar 29 #5

The liver can be very resilient Emrys Mar 29 #7

Texas hospital treating children with vitamin A toxicity struggle4progress Mar 29 #9

Medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak struggle4progress Mar 29 #10

Most vitamins are water soluble TexasBushwhacker Mar 29 #12

The others are vitamins D, E, and K. n/t Hugin Mar 29 #14

Yup. You can OD on some minerals too TexasBushwhacker Mar 29 #15

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