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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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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
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
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
RM
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. 🇺🇲🇨🇦
1.5k followers1.6k following1.5k posts