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Our for-profit health care system is not only broken & cruel, it's extremely wasteful.

While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
March 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
who.int WHO @who.int · Feb 17
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.

More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.

bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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When re-elected, my focus will continue to be collaboration with Hamilton Centre residents, organizations, and knowledge makers to prioritize the following: 1/2
February 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Moon.
February 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM