Red Measles Is Taking on a New Meaning With Measles Cases Soaring in Red States

Did you know that measles used to have a few other names, including:

• 10-day measles

• red measles

• rubeola

Why?

It was so that they didn’t confuse cases with 3-day measles or German measles, which was actually rubella.

Red Measles Is Taking on a New Meaning With Measles Cases Soaring in Red States

But the fact that they used to call it ‘red measles’ takes on a whole new meaning these days!

Of the 1780 measles cases so far this year, about 1496 of them are in red states.

And that’s simply because nearly 85% of red measles cases this year have been in red states or states that lean republican!

What does that mean?

Well, you can connect the dots…

Which politicians have been fighting to make it easier for parents to get vaccine exemptions so that they can skip or delay getting vaccinated?

Herd immunity has broken down in many red states, especially in communities with large pockets of susceptible people with very low immunization rates.

Which politicians have been pushing misinformation and propaganda that scares parents away from vaccinating their kids?

Whose kids are more likely to get measles in the next few years???

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