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Comment by mcv

2 days ago

That's a misrepresentation. I did not claim that the cuts to medicaid caused the rise in measles; that would have been a silly claim, considering those cuts are being made right now, whereas the rise in measles is already ongoing.

I'm saying it's part of a pattern. The rise in measles, after it was practically eliminated, is obviously caused by the rise in anti-vax beliefs. And that plus the other factors I mentioned are part of a pattern of carelessness and misinformation around public health. All of it put together, these are extremely worrisome developments.

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rayiner  2 days ago

> I'm saying it's part of a pattern

Is there a rise of anti-vax beliefs in Mexico?

  • mcv  19 minutes ago

    I have no idea, but I do know there's a rise of anti-vax beliefs in the US, and to a (hopefully) slightly lesser extent in Europe.