A four-year-old Colorado boy died of the flu after his anti-vaccination parents sought help from an “anti-vaxx” Facebook group and treated the boy with elderberries, potatoes and breast milk rather than medicine.
As The Colorado Times Recorder reports, the unidentified mother visited the Facebook group “Stop Mandatory Vaccination,” telling them that members of her family were coming down with flu symptoms, and that the family doctor had prescribed TamiFlu, a commonly-used treatment for the disease. The mom said that she hadn’t picked up the prescription, and wanted the group’s advice.
The mom said that she was “freaking out,” and went on to describe some of the symptoms her family was experiencing. The four-year-old, she said, had a temperature of 102, and the mom believes he or she might have had a febrile seizure. The five-year-old was experiencing equally high temperatures, ranging from between 102-104.6, and complaining of a headache and lack of appetite, and the family’s 10-month-old baby had fevers of 101-102.
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