Measles Cases Skyrocket; Are Anti-Immigration, Antivaccine Activists to Blame?

Measles Cases Skyrocket; Are Anti-Immigration, Antivaccine Activists to Blame?

Minnesota has seen a huge uptick in measles cases lately, coinciding statistically with a drop in immunization rates in the state. In addition to the antivaccine movement going on all over the country, Minnesota has a subgroup of activists who are also anti-immigration that has tried to convince Somali immigrants that vaccines are dangerous as a way to dissuade more Somalis from moving in. The first measles cases cropped up a month ago, and public …

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