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A story and graphics by our excellent intern @ripleycleghorn.bsky.social looking at how vaccination rates over time reveal vulnerability to measles. 🧪
Charts Show How Measles Outbreaks Flourish Where Vaccination Rates Fall
Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade. Vaccination data over time reveal vulnerabilities in protection
www.scientificamerican.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A story and graphics by our excellent intern @ripleycleghorn.bsky.social looking at how vaccination rates over time reveal vulnerability to measles. 🧪
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That is exactly what Paul Offit said to me when I interviewed him yesterday. It's true--if deaths are supposed to be 1 in 1000 or so infections, then three deaths indicates many more infections.
April 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
That is exactly what Paul Offit said to me when I interviewed him yesterday. It's true--if deaths are supposed to be 1 in 1000 or so infections, then three deaths indicates many more infections.
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.