RE: https://mastodon.social/@stevehill/115720184997034592
Thank you for the graph. I'll add a bit of context...
1) Before #RFK came along to spread his particular noisome fear, uncertainty, & doubt (#FUD) -- #Measles was effectively extinct in the #US. None, Nada, Kaput! This was something to be proud of! 👍
2) Unfortunately, the disease was/is NOT extinct from the world at large. In 2023 the #WHO estimated there were 10.3 million new cases. 🙁
3) In the past twenty years, there have been sporadic measles cases in the US, but these were always tied to an unvaccinated person who had recently lived in or traveled from a foreign country. There were NO spontaneous domestic cases.
4) Until the world gets its act together to wipe-out measles, there will always be new sources for the disease. The only thing that has changed is we have let our collective guard down--and measles is just waiting to infect, disable, & and kill our children. ☠️
👉 #Vaccinate your children! Measles is 100% preventable! 👈
Here is a good place to start for anyone wishing to do a deep dive on this topic...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11050389/