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Re:One More Time, with Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cau... by wil421 on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @04:10PM (#19314278)
I saw one parent that was at the epicenter of one of the most recent outbreaks. They traveled outside the country and the kids got measles.

He said it was a mistake looking back but they weren’t sure if vaccines caused autism so they erred on the side of caution in the 2000s. It’s remarkable they believe pseudo-science over medicine that quite literally eradicated terrible diseases.

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Re:One More Time, with Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cau... by masonic on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @11:56PM (#19316487)
They picked it up in Vietnam. The previous US Administration lifted vaccine requirements for Vietnam travel for political, rather than medical, reasons. Vietnam has a known, growing measles problem due to undervaccination; most get just the first shot.
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