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Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.
A Utah pediatrician treated a newborn exposed to measles in the womb, facing parental resistance to medical intervention. Declining vaccination rates are enabling larger measles outbreaks, overwhelming public health departments and causing concern among healthcare professionals.
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