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fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?

Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Dr. Marc Siegel Rips Florida Vaccine Plan On Fox & Friends

I wrote an op-ed yesterday in FoxNews.com that there's two reasons for vaccination. One is personal choice, protect yourself. The other is protect your community. And it depends on the vaccine. And during the pandemic, with all of the mandates, we lost sight of one of the main reasons for getting vaccinated protecting the community. And when it comes to the measles vaccine, it's a wildly contagious virus and an incredibly effective vaccine at preventing spread that's been around for 60 years.
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