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'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here

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Health experts are raising alarm bells on America's measles outbreak. According to Live Science, researchers behind a new progress report warn the situation has reached a critical inflection point—without rapid improvement in vaccination rates, the spread of this nearly-eradicated disease could become unstoppable. The outbreak is concentrated in pockets with lower immunization coverage, particularly threatening infants and immunocompromised individuals.

Source: https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-dis...

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