Two L.A. universities quarantine hundreds students and staff in measles outbreak

Re:Two L.A. universities quarantine hundreds students and st... by threeseed on Friday April 26, 2019 @08:56AM (#19756935)

There is more to it than just dying.

A child being severely sick for extended periods can be really expensive. Especially for those countries like the US which don't have universal healthcare.

And of course there are long term complications that can result in children becoming deaf or having an intellectual disability: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/complications.html

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Re:Two L.A. universities quarantine hundreds students and st... by BeetleB on Friday April 26, 2019 @10:18AM (#19757760)

>A child being severely sick for extended periods can be really expensive.

If we're comparing with car accidents, I assure you: Injuries from a traffic accident will in general be much more expensive than measles treatment.

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