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Measles is spreading across Florida. The state's updates lag more than a week (www.wusf.org)

submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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Measles is highly contagious, and immunization rates in some counties are below the 95% recommended for herd immunity.

New cases of measles are popping up across Florida, with 15 illnesses confirmed statewide, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.

But other cases, including 20 in Collier County and one in Pinellas County, don't show up on the department's website. It updates every Thursday, and by then the information is many days old. As of Monday, the case count ends Jan. 31.

"Weekly updates may be fine when you're not in an active outbreak," said Candace DiMatteis, vice president of policy and advocacy at the Partnership to Fight Infectious Diseases in Washington, D.C.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When they said they were going to get things back to the old times, they meant it literally. Can't wait for polio!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

they want children to have poliomyleitis, and rubella, diptheria pertussis, and adult chickenpox.

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 7 points 1 month ago

holy shit, you mean all this time, the scientists were right and vaxxing works?? NO WAY!

[–] joekar1990@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have a feeling that it's getting bad quickly in the south and that's why even Dr oz is pleading with people to get vaccinated.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Against RFK Jr's wishes, oz wont last long.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases we've ever encountered. In a naive population, every single person with measles will infect 14 more people. For reference, covid has an r0 of between 2 and 4.

[–] Golden@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Can't go into much detail, but I knew of a confirmed case 3 weeks before the news did. Underreporting is an understatement

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Time to refuse US tourists

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

We’re going to relitigate the last hundred years.

You know, to be sure.

[–] matdave@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Great, I finally got tickets for my family to go to Disney and now this...

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Think of the Disney trip as a nostalgia trip: you get everything from the past, cartoons, princesses... and measles! All in one package!

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 month ago

You don't even have to pay extra for this package!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

plust gifts of covid, flu, maybe rsv and HFMD. and norovirus.