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Globally, measles is a significant killer of kids and the threat is growing in the US as vaccination rates decrease. Citing a Global Burden of Disease study published in the Lancet, Wonk Blog reports that in 2013 measles killed over 82,000 children under age 5. This puts measles as #7 on the list of the top causes…
A powerful article from Medium about an autistic person’s view of the measles debate: No matter what other lofty ideas of toxins and vaccine-related injury anti-vaxxers try to float around in their defense, that’s really what all of this is about: we’re facing a massive public health crisis because a disturbing number of people believe…
According to the CDC, this year is on track to be the worst for measles in more than a decade. CNN reports that: There were 159 cases of measles in the United States from January 1 through August 24, according to the CDC. If that trend continues, there will be more cases in 2013 than…
This American Life has a very interesting show about the San Diego measles outbreak. Outbreaks decades ago were due to the fact that poor individuals often could not afford to get vaccinated or see a doctor. Now, this is not a problem since vaccines are generally made available for free for those who cannot pay.…