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    Do You Need a Measles Booster?

    If you got just one dose, which was likely the case for people vaccinated before 1990. Most healthy adults in this category probably don’t need another dose, according to the CDC. Whether a booster is necessary here is often decided on a case-by-case basis—talk to your healthcare provider if you think you may qualify. Those who may benefit from another…

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    Should Your Baby Get a Measles Vaccine Early?

    When someone has a diagnosed case of measles, the local health department will typically try to alert people who have been exposed to them and recommend the next steps.  “If your child was exposed to measles, depending on the age of the child, vaccination status, and days since exposure, they may get either a vaccine or immunoglobulin as protection,” says…

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    A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles

    Donald Trump is a dangerous maniac who can barely complete a sentence, and it is lunacy to believe he can even recognize the existentially threatening collective action problems facing our nation, let alone actually solve them.  Collective action problem is the term political scientists use to describe any situation where a large group of people would do better for themselves…

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