In what should be an argument over healthcare access and the public good . . . Sadly, there are still a great many online denizens who see conspiracies . . . Check testimony at the ground level:
But in communities with immunization rates well below the threshold for herd immunity, like in Wyandotte County, the rapid spread of the virus can wreak havoc. Lower vaccination rates put a community at higher risk for widespread infections and “a significant number of hospitalizations and deaths,” said Dr. Brandan Kennedy, a licensed pediatrician who has practiced medicine in the Kansas City area for 30 years and chairs the Immunize Kansas Coalition, a group dedicated to educating about vaccines.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
If measles reach the KC metro, Wyandotte County could be particularly vulnerable
Low MMR vaccination rate in Wyandotte County could lead to rapid spread of measles if the outbreak reaches the Kansas City metro area.
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