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Measles Rising as Vaccines Face Backlash | Boise News
Oregon’s measles cases are surging, with 45 confirmed this year—14 more than all of last year—and the U.S. is seeing over 2,400 cases nationwide, mostly in teens. Multnomah County is hit hardest, but measles is spreading silently through wastewater in four other counties. Struggling local health departments, starved of federal funding after the pandemic, can’t respond like before. Oregon’s health authority has relaxed investigation rules to ease the burden, while the state epidemiologist blames federal officials for spreading vaccine misinformation. With measles elimination at risk, health…
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