Wilmore Calls Measles ‘The Matthew McConaughey Of Infectious Disease’ (VIDEO)

Larry Wilmore took aim at vaccine trutherism on Tuesday’s edition of “The Nightly Show,” in light of a measles outbreak in California that has led to at least 85 cases in 7 states, according to CBS News.

“Kidding aside, let me tell you why this story is so frustrating,” Wilmore said, pointing out that measles still claims 400 lives a day in developing countries.

“We’re all familiar with ‘First World Problems,” the host said. “Like when I have to turn on the subtitles on Netflix because I’m eating Doritos too loudly.”

Vaccine trutherism falls into this category, Wilmore said.

“We took a problem that we had nearly eradicated and made it ultra-revelant again,” he said.

“Measles is now the Matthew McConaughey of infectious disease,” the host quipped.

Watch the clip, courtesy of Comedy Central:

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  1. I am high function autistic, I take things literal, please someone explain what he means by comparing Mathew and measles? Thank you for the help.

  2. McConaughey had almost completely disappeared from the silver screen, but after a string of scuccesses he’s back and almost everywhere you look - True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club, Lincoln commercials etc etc etc

  3. Thank you much

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