HEALTHARS TECHNICA
Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
A study in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report details a severe Texas measles outbreak, showing 20% hospitalization rates, contradicting anti-vaccine claims that measles is 'just a rash.' Declining vaccination rates linked to rising anti-vaccine rhetoric, including from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have fueled large outbreaks of preventable diseases.
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