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Have you ever watched a movie and immediately scoffed at the way your career or persona was portrayed? These Twitter users have, and it's become a hilarious meme. 

We sincerely hoped that we'd never have to remind you the importance of getting vaccinated, but here we are. Washington state declared a state of emergency yesterday in light of 35 recently confirmed cases of measles, a highly infectious disease that can be fatal in young children - and easily prevented with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. News reports cite anti-vaxx communities as a major catalyst in the spread of the disease. 

While most of us are high-key freaking out about the epidemic, many anti-vaxxers are remaining calm about the ordeal, claiming that refusal to get the vaccine can improve their child's immune system. We hope we don't need to explain why this logic is completely insane, but for anyone in your life who does in fact need a little refresher on the importance of vaccines, be sure to direct them toward this educational comic!

If you've ever had an x-ray, you've probably found it a bit odd that the doctors or x-ray technicians are quick to assure you of the procedure's safety, just before hiding behind a wall to complete the process. We're certainly not the first to believe that something doesn't add up, and that sentiment is being reflected in one of our new favorite meme trends. While scientifically speaking the occasional x-ray is harmless, memers in the r/dankmemes community and on Instagram are really milking anyone's doubt. And we're loving it.

Whether you're a medical professional or solely on the receiving side of healthcare and sickness, we guarantee you'll find some relatable content in this selection of memes and tweets. And we hope you enjoy them - laughter is supposedly the very best medicine. 

The life-saving possibilities of modern medicine are incredible to be sure - and so are the emotions that come with the miracles. These tweets detailing medical sagas are sad, happy, and sappy, all rolled into one.

Some of these medical memes are too damn real. Why the hell, after schlepping my hurtin' butt to the emergency room, do the doctors neglect to examine me? It's straight to the CT scan and then a diagnosis with little to no explanation. All horror stories aside, we do have a ton of respect for medical professionals. Even if they play cards during their down time. 

Okay, truthfully while laughter is great for you, probably don't skip out on taking your medication or going to the doctor. And dammit, get vaccinated! Anyway, we appreciate everyone in the medical field working tirelessly to make sure that us laypeople don't die of totally preventable diseases. Yes, we're talking to you anti-vaxxers.

We don't know for sure, but we'd wager a bet that working in the medical field is incredibly difficult. From performing life-saving procedures on patients, to helping relieve patients of their chronic pain, to trying to administer necessary vaccinations to stubborn anti-vaxxers, it's gotta be a lot of stress! That's why we salute you with these medical memes!

Anti-vaxxers aren't exactly known for being the most logical people in the world, and the rise of the anti-vaxx movement has turned out to be quite detrimental to society at large. Luckily there are those warriors that come through in the comments sections to deliver cold hard facts!