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2023-12-13 06:05:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C83A75DBBEF0743D2FF943BB33C399B0932EF3506247BF43B32B9F4242D3F45B
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The claim the measles virus is not deadly and vaccines were not necessary is false. Each year in the US pre-vaccination measles led to 500 deaths 48,000 hospitalizations 1,000 suffered encephalitis & other long-term complications Vaccines successfully eliminated measles https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmcp1905181 https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html
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