#MEASLES IS RISING IN THE U.S. — it’s the canary of #misinformation
• Measles was eliminated (2000), not eradicated
• The virus is reintroduced via travel all the time
• Outbreaks only happen where vaccination drops
What changed?
❌ The virus didn’t
❌ The vaccine didn’t
✅ The information environment did
Misinformation → lower vaccination
Lower vaccination → herd immunity breaks
Herd immunity breaks → measles returns
Measles spreads through the air.
It infects before symptoms appear.
It finds gaps immediately.
This isn’t about politics.
It’s about math, biology, and trust.
“Measles didn’t come back because science failed —
it came back because misinformation spread faster than trust.”
#Measles #PublicHealth #Misinformation #Trust #Science #Nostr
