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Originally Posted by Maggy
I suspect that the way measles and other diseases are still with us is because of the cult of antivaccers.
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Agreed! For diseases like measles, the 'R' value is so high (12-18 compared with 2-6 for COVID-19) that you need very high vaccination rates. As soon as that drops, boom, the disease comes back.
The UK lost its 'measles free' status last year