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Re:Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors: where are the hea... by pfdietz on Thursday May 07, 2020 @08:27AM (#23102182)
That makes little sense. If people are isolating for COVID, it's going to knock down transmission of the other infectious diseases too.
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Re:Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors: where are the hea... by downerending on Thursday May 07, 2020 @11:57AM (#23104461)
It's because they're not getting vaccinated, which makes a big difference.

Believe I also read that there's a vaccination window for TB--it doesn't work for adults. So each year of lowered vaccination coverage matters that much more. Globally a million people die of TB each year.

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