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Re:Polio Detected in US by atwood22 on Friday July 22, 2022 @04:56PM (#32197020)
Because the orthodox Jewish community is a constant source of outbreaks in the area. In 2019, there was a measles outbreak, in 2020, a number of COVID outbreaks, and now polio. No one is claiming that this community is the only to have a disease outbreak, but if there is an outbreak of a preventable disease in Rockland County, then it's most likely coming from Monsey.
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Re:Polio Detected in US by oneoff786 on Friday July 22, 2022 @05:50PM (#32197521)
You’re the only one saying anything about taking action, so no, nobody’s interested in your shitty bait.

Here’s one study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23113481/

> From June 28, 2009, through June 27, 2010, a total of 3502 outbreak-related cases of mumps were reported in New York City, two upstate New York counties, and one New Jersey county. Of the 1648 cases for which clinical specimens were available, 50% were laboratory-confirmed. Orthodox Jewish persons accounted for 97% of case patients.

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Re:Polio Detected in US by orwin on Friday July 22, 2022 @07:38PM (#32198457)
Man, he was just doing an interesting remark about where those outbreak often happen (aka in unvaccinated communities). It was a small dig at antivax (and a really tame one), not an attack on all Jews.
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