Thursday, May 28, 2020

Low vaccination rates and 'measles parties' fueled 2019 measles outbreak in NYC

An analysis of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak in New York City identifies factors that made the outbreak so severe: delayed vaccination of young children combined with increased contact among this age group, likely through 'measles parties' designed to purposely infect children.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200527181329.htm

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