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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH
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Professor, Univ. of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Public health scientist & sociologist studying population health & community issues. Sometimes in the news. Views expressed are mine and you might not always like them. 🇺🇲🇨🇦
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2400+ cases & a child's death. What makes this situation so tragic is that it was highly preventable--including costs of providing care for this many cases (health care, parents missing work). For infectious disease (especially highly infectious measles), Donne's poem holds true.🛟🩺🧪episky

Child dies of measles & almost 2,500 infected - as map reveals worst-hit areas
Child dies of measles & almost 2,500 infected - as map reveals worst-hit areas

HEALTH chiefs are pleading with parents to get the MMR vaccine after a child has reportedly died from measles.Over 2,000 people have fallen ill in Eng

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That's when Social Media Networks must be held accountable. No parent wants to harm their children, but misinformation reaches them, saying vaccine bring danger, without clear fact checking / warning. Hard to blame parents. Regulation and prosecuting SMC as co-responsibles for consequences is a must

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH
@rmcarpiano.bsky.social
Professor, Univ. of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Public health scientist & sociologist studying population health & community issues. Sometimes in the news. Views expressed are mine and you might not always like them. 🇺🇲🇨🇦
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