So i'm not sure if yall have heard, but during the end of last year and this year theres been a resurgence of measles in north america, thanks to the incredible research of Andrew Wakefield and the backbone of our society that is anti-vaxxers (sarcasm btw). it started out way north in Canada and has since trickled down south to the rest of the continent. Recently my school offered the measles vaccine in order to stay safe, so I got vaccinated. A poke through the arm, maybe a light fever coming in the next few hours and im good.
If you haven't arleady, I highly, highly recommend you get vaccinated. According to the World Health Organization, measles is incredibly contagious and poses serious risks of disease and death, and took the lives of approximately 95,000 people in 2024; Vaccines are perfectly safe, measles is not. So please, vaccinate yourself.
Check your local hospitals or primary care doctor to schedule and run by any doubts you have, as well as checking if you're currently able to vaccinate yourself (certain factors may make you illegible for the vaccine). If you've got a fear of needles or are otherwise tense about the procedure, bring a family member, friend or your partner for emotional support, it goes a long way.
I'm not anything close to a doctor or healthcare professional and I don't wanna spread misinformation, all I can really tell you is to get educated on these topics, it's important we all do. Stay safe out there!
so this is mostly a test of the journal feature (never done anything similar), but i guess i should post an introduction more detailed than whats on my profile so its worth reading.
hello, im añarao (anarao as a username because ñ isnt allowed) but if you need to put a name on this profile you can call me mike or micah. im a mexican artist that mostly does 2d stuff, though i dabble in 3d. anything goes around here but most likely youll see artwork depicting western/cowboy stuff or old timey mexico; sometimes furries or otherwise anthropomorphic characters, but mostly humans. i am very, very new to this site, so i guess ill be building up my feed from scratch. feel free to send me a message or friend request, i love seeing the work of other artists (seriously, its all great). anyways, bye for now. i wont have much to show right now but ill try to stay as active as i can on here.