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  • Outbreak of mumps in Brooklyn

    ALERT # 41: Outbreak of Mumps in Brooklyn

    1) 57 confirmed or probable cases of mumps have been identified in Brooklyn since August 21, 2009.

    The NYC Department of Health (and the antiquated “mental hygiene”) communicates very efficiently with all the NYC physicians. When there is something weird happening with the city’s public health, we all know about it via an email blast. It’s surely the best Department of Health in the country.

    Here’s today’s evidence that the bogus anti-vaccine movement is harming our children. This is almost completely preventable.

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