Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. effectively eliminated measles in the country. Now rates are spiking, fueled by Kennedy's anti-vaccine, anti-science crackpot theories, policies and appointees.
I am very sensitive to this subject; I got a bad case of measles when I was 4 or 5 years old (before vaccine.. 1948/. Fever was intense, and I lost my hearing by age 6. Learned to lip-read and struggled it out through high school/college, a career of diving/ocean exploration and public lecturing. Now there are fabulous electronic devices for ears, which I jumped at, at age 81. It pains me to think that our country would go backward, to where kids experience what I did -needlessly. Hillary Hauser
Measles spiked two years ago, and last year. And I don’t know if I’d call it a spike. Cool story
Not sure what word would better describe the change illustrated by the chart in Cohn piece. Soar? Surge? Climb? Spiral?
I am very sensitive to this subject; I got a bad case of measles when I was 4 or 5 years old (before vaccine.. 1948/. Fever was intense, and I lost my hearing by age 6. Learned to lip-read and struggled it out through high school/college, a career of diving/ocean exploration and public lecturing. Now there are fabulous electronic devices for ears, which I jumped at, at age 81. It pains me to think that our country would go backward, to where kids experience what I did -needlessly. Hillary Hauser
Thanks for sharing this Hillary.
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