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Broadwaybabyto
Broadwaybabyto
@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is the largest in the country and has spread to three other states.

It’s growing at an alarming speed.

Over 500 people in quarantine and 200 are actively infected.

This was completely preventable.

These people didn’t need to get sick.

Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.

It’s a vaccine preventable illness.

Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-cases-double-vaccines-quarantine-rcna253989

#uspol #measles #publichealth #disability #ableism

NBC News

'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week

More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
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Martin Seeger
Martin Seeger
@masek@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@broadwaybabyto I was vaccinated against measles as a kid in 1967. Usually that suffices for a reasonable risk profile. But I requested a refresher a few weeks ago.

The doctor asked why. I said, that I meet U.S. citizens as part of my job. He nodded and proceeded.

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