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The message of measles - As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the US in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/02/the-message-of-measles

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The Message of Measles
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The New Yorker
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    Related, but in New Zealand. Auckland measles cases rise to nearly 600 during worst outbreak in 20 years. And people go on travel while infectious with measles. Warnings for Disneyland after visit...

    Related, but in New Zealand. Auckland measles cases rise to nearly 600 during worst outbreak in 20 years.
    And people go on travel while infectious with measles. Warnings for Disneyland after visit from NZ teen with measles.

    It can be a bit stressful for someone with an infant too young to be vaccinated. Having to consider that there might be someone at the shops who is infectious.

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