OK. Close the borders. Expel illegal aliens. Faster. That will help. Also measles is not often fatal. I personally survived it. No fun for sure.
Restart USAID...More taxes, prepare to eat the rich, more BLM protests, from the river to the sea...yada yada yada /s
“Also measles is not often fatal. I personally survived it. No fun for sure.”
OK, but,
“For example, in the United States, from 1953 to 1962, on average there were 530,217 confirmed cases and 440 deaths, a case fatality rate of 1 in 1,205 cases.”
440 annual deaths isn’t insignificant for an utterly preventable disease.
The cases are reported to be in a Mennonite community (they do not vaccinate, but I believe they also do not send children to public schools and mostly keep to themselves).
SO, the question is, how was that community infected? In the US, we have pretty much eradicated (or have herd immunity for) measles. They need to trace back to an (unvaccinated) carrier who had contact with that insular community. Where would the most likely cross vector be? Food Pantry? Farmer’s Market?
(and yes, I agree that it is probably a “newcomer” i.e., an illegal immigrant)
I had it and survived. I had a childhood friend who got it and is now deaf. The side effects can be horrendous