US Measles Outbreak Not Linked To Illegal Immigration, Health Official Says

A top US health official on Monday once again quashed claims of a link between a recent measles outbreak and illegal immigration into the US. If you take 10 communities and run a simulation, it’s easy to see why we need as many members of the ‘herd’ as possible to get vaccines – before it’s too late.

CDC official says outbreak is not linked to undocumented migrants, measles reaches the US most often through unvaccinated Americans

Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said there was no evidence to support claims made by conservative hardliners that measles is being imported to the US by undocumented immigrants. Most commonly, she said, measles reaches the US through unvaccinated Americans who travel to Europe or Asia.......Read More @; The Guardian
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