An American town with anti-vaccine beliefs is now grappling with measles, the world’s most infectious disease, which has led to the deaths of two children. Residents of Seminole in Texas are adamant about not getting vaccinated. The locals claim that vaccines contain dangerous substances and that major pharmaceutical companies produce them solely for profit. The measles outbreak ravaging Seminole resulted in the deaths of two children, with the recent passing of 8-year-old Daisy Hildebrand plunging the town into mourning.

“My Daughter Didn’t Die Because of Measles” Distraught father Peter Hildebrand is completely convinced that his daughter did not die due to the deadly outbreak. Hildebrand stated, “My daughter didn’t die because of measles. That’s all you need to know.” However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that Daisy’s death was indeed due to measles. The grieving father also definitively claimed that vaccines are useless, stating, “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, Seminole residents still have hesitations about vaccinating their children. Out of the 700 measles cases in the US, 541 were only reported in Texas – with 70% of these cases among children and infants. Many in the Mennonite community believe that while vaccines are not strictly forbidden in the scriptures, they should be a personal choice. This group is a small Christian sect that prefers “natural remedies” over modern medicine.