So. There were 3150 cases of measles reported in Israel in 2018.
That's a lot of preventable disease right there. A lot.
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@Surasanji It might be more impactful if when we share these sorts of stats we include how many people came away with a permanent injury. when the numbers are that high it is unlikely to be 0.
@freemo an 18 month old baby died. From the measles. In 2018.
@Surasanji That's a good example, though I still think the number of permanent injuries is higher than just that 1 example. In the dozens to hundreds range at least.
@freemo I'm sure it is, but that's the one I know about. I'm sure there are a lot more, but I haven't got any data on them. Might be that the families didn't want to say more.
@freemo Israel has a vaccination rate in the 97% range, though. It's largely religious/ultra-orthodox communities that are affected. A lot of them keep it in their communities- news, disease, poverty, whatever.
