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Measles can be contained, anti-semitism cannot: Long-standing stereotypes about Jews have found a new vector in the latest outbreak of the disease

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Tags: vaccines, measles, antisemitism, religion, usa.ny.nyc, diseases.infectious, judaism.orthodox, author.emma green, source.the atlantic, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/05/orthodox-jews-face-anti-semitism-after-measles-outbreak/590311/

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Title
Measles Can Be Contained. Anti-Semitism Cannot.
Authors
Emma Green
Published
May 25 2019
Word count
1669 words

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    A similar thing happened to Somali-American communities in Minnesota: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/25/at-last-the-measles-outbreak-is-over The sad pattern I see in both cases is a group...

    A similar thing happened to Somali-American communities in Minnesota: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/25/at-last-the-measles-outbreak-is-over

    The sad pattern I see in both cases is a group is marginalized and insular, and as a result they're more likely to take advice from anti-vax doctors and scientists who are (rightfully so) marginalized from the scientific community. Then an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease happens, and it gets interpreted as confirming the worst pre-existing stereotypes of that marginalized group.

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