U.S. life expectancy falls for second straight year — as drug overdoses soar
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/a...s-second-straight-year-drug-overdoses-n831676
gotta get those kids trained on the needles early
Florida has reported more mumps cases in 2017 than the last five years combined
UPDATED DECEMBER 19, 2017 06:15 PM
At least 56 cases of mumps have been reported in Florida in 2017, a significant rise over prior years but well below outbreaks in other states, which have reported hundreds of infections this year.
In Florida, mumps cases have occurred across all ages, with the most infections reported in Broward, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties, according to a Florida Department of Health advisory to physicians dated Dec. 11.
The 2017 count includes confirmed and probable cases, said Brad Dalton, a health department spokesman. Dalton said the health department publishes a monthly surveillance report for mumps and other diseases, though the most current report is for November and counts 54 cases.
BEFORE THE U.S. MUMPS VACCINATION PROGRAM STARTED IN 1967, ABOUT 186,000 CASES WERE REPORTED EACH YEAR.
Dalton said in an email that the health department recommends vaccination as the most effective way to prevent mumps.
“The Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine is the best way to prevent all three conditions,” he said.
Yet, in at least half of the cases, the infected person had a documented history of the MMR vaccination, according to the December advisory for physicians.
Mumps cases in Florida on rise in 2017 | Miami Herald
Right half of the mumps victims have the disease...guess who is spreading it eh?
so the pro vaxers say GET a VACCINE!!
Seriously...Are you nuts?
wash your hands after the toilet and cook your food properly