Interesting podcast about the measles outbreaks in Alberta and Ontario. I got:

  1. The outbreaks are primarily among unvaccinated Mennonite communities.
  2. Heard immunity (thanks to vaccination) among the general population has prevented exposures from turning into infections.
  3. Provincial health ministries are avoiding talking about Mennonites because they want to avoid stigmatization.
  4. Provincial health ministries aren’t holding regular briefings for political reasons.

But it’s a podcast (and I’m too lazy to read the transcript) so maybe I got some of that stuff wrong.

Edit: Fixed the link to the transcript. Thanks @DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca!

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    24 days ago

    Canada has a stupid problem, the willfully stupid are not only tolerated but encouraged. Being stupid by choice should be publicly embarrassing, expensive and painful.