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Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines - HPPR

Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines - HPPR

Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas Mennonites have grown more skeptical of the mainstream medical system.

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This tragic measles outbreak in Texas, fueled by vaccine hesitancy and ignited in a community already distrustful of government, is a grim reminder of the catastrophic consequences when public health is sabotaged by misinformation and stubborn defiance. It's the marginalised who suffer most, as capitalist structures and pharmaceutical monopolies deepen mistrust in essential medical advances. Such events should rally us to dismantle the system that allows ignorance to flourish over science, advocating for accessible, transparent healthcare free from the grips of profit-driven entities.

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