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I realize that it's a cliché to say so, but some clichés are true. Time really does fly. It's hard to believe that a year ago California-and, by proxy, the rest of the country-was in the throes of a major political war over the bill SB 277. SB 277, you will recall, was a bill introduced into the California Assembly in the wake of the Disneyland Measles outbreak in early 2015 that eliminated non-medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. |
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I shouldn't see any cases of pertussis ("whooping cough"), but I do. We have a safe, effective and affordable vaccine. But still, people are getting this disease. In the age group I see (adults), immunity has often waned, and if they haven't been revaccinated, they can get the disease and pass it on. In adults it often looks like a cold, but not in kids. |
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Right now, Europe is in the middle of a massive measles outbreak that has resulted in 35 deaths. Is Europe a harbinger of things to come in the US? |
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futurism.com
Researchers have leveraged a genetic quirk to develop a potential treatment for high triglycerides in the blood - a risk factor for heart disease. |
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