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Re:New Concerning Variant: B.1.1.529 by timr on Friday November 26, 2021 @04:58PM (#29354605)
> We have managed to clear out measles

No, we have not. In fact, there has been a rather significant resurgence in measles over the course of the last two years. One of the many side-effects of our reaction to Covid that is not properly accounted.

https://www.who.int/news/item/10-11-2021-global-progress-aga...

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/11/1077482

https://www.outbreakobservatory.org/outbreakthursday-1/3/11/...

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Re:New Concerning Variant: B.1.1.529 by tenuousemphasis on Friday November 26, 2021 @05:41PM (#29354997)
Which reaction to COVID are you crediting with the resurgence in measles exactly?
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Re:New Concerning Variant: B.1.1.529 by kaba0 on Friday November 26, 2021 @05:27PM (#29354878)
It is in great part due to idiot anti-vaxxers…
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Re:New Concerning Variant: B.1.1.529 by timr on Friday November 26, 2021 @05:31PM (#29354926)
Stop. The articles explicitly tell you that the rate of people missing vaccines went up during global lockdowns. People missed their appointments and stopped vaccinating their children.
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