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How could this happen? (quokk.au)

submitted 2 months ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/peoplemastodon@quokk.au

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I do wonder if a lot more measles cases go unreported in rural America where these outbreaks are prevalent. There are no doctors in rural America.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

There are no doctors in rural America

Yeah this is false far more often than it's true. I live in a small town (the kind where ambulance and fire services are all volunteers) with nothing but farming communities and farm/hunting land surrounding me. I have 4 hospitals in a 30 mile radius, and more clinics than I care to count

Yes there are some very poor rural regions of states where access to healthcare is a struggle, but they are the exception rather than the norm

[–] ronl2k@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are no doctors in rural America.

False. I doubt that anyone in America is more than 30 miles from a medical facility.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I…don’t even know where to begin when refuting your statement. Do you have an example location or lived experience in mind when you say this?

[–] ronl2k@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

There are no doctors in rural America.... I…don’t even know where to begin when refuting your statement.

Why not start by proving that there are no doctors in rural America?