Welcome back measles, pertussis, varicella! Hey, polio! What’s new, meningococcus? Say their names.
Fun fact: Measles requires over 95% immunity to not propagate.
Morbidity and mortality are not confined by state borders. Thanks anyway, anti-Hippocratic Joseph Ladapo and lawyer-playing-mad-doctor RFK Jr.; epidemiology cannot be Sharpied away.
Stay vigilant and take care of one another.
Mia Marietta
Gorham
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