Public Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations–and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development. We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it’s bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches.
Sources:
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/measles-back-vengeance-anti-vaccination-movement-blame/
- http://pinellas.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2018/08/measles-cases-8-28-2018.html
- https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/history-anti-vaccination-movements
Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist.
Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys.
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