An anti-vaccine town in the United States is currently battling measles, the most infectious disease in the world, which has led to the deaths of two children. The local community is adamant about not getting vaccinated, claiming that vaccines contain dangerous substances and are produced by large pharmaceutical companies solely to make money.

A town in Texas called Seminole in the US is dealing with a measles outbreak, the most infectious disease in the world that has led to the deaths of two children. The residents of Seminole are very persistent in their decision not to get vaccinated. The town’s inhabitants claim that vaccines contain “dangerous substances” and big pharmaceutical companies produce them just to make money. The measles outbreak ravaging Seminole claimed the lives of two children. Most recently, the death of 8-year-old Daisy Hildebrand plunged the town into mourning.

“MY DAUGHTER DIDN’T DIE BECAUSE OF MEASLES” Heartbroken father Peter Hildebrand, however, is completely convinced that his daughter did not die from the deadly outbreak. Hildebrand stated, “My daughter didn’t die because of measles. That’s all you need to know.” Yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that Daisy’s death was indeed due to measles. The grieving father also firmly stated that vaccines are useless, saying, “Vaccines don’t work at all. My brother’s family got vaccinated, and they still got sick. It’s not about the vaccine.”

THEY DON’T VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN Despite the tragedies, the residents of Seminole are still hesitant about vaccinating their children. Out of the 700 measles cases in the US, 541 were recorded in Texas alone, with 70% of these cases among children and infants. However, many people in the Mennonite community believe that vaccines should be a personal choice, even though it is not explicitly prohibited in the holy books. This group is a small Christian sect that prefers “natural remedies” over modern medicine.