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Public Health Wars: Measles Strikes Back
On this week's episode of the pod, we are revisiting a topic that we had hoped we could leave in the past: MEASLES. We discuss recent outbreaks across the US, the UK, and Europe. Epidemiology of measles, it's contagiousness, and the implications of outbreaks for public health. We discuss the MMR vaccine and the population thresholds needed (aka herd immunity) to prevent outbreaks and detail potentially serious long-term effects of the virus. For the sake of public health, you don't want to miss this!