Measles outbreak tears through a Florida university
Measles didn’t come back because the science changed; it came back because we stopped believing in science.
Hold on to your hats! A conservative religious school in a state with below-average vaccination rates, and a Surgeon General who is an anti-vaxxer, is seeing a huge outbreak of the measles. Measles is wildly contagious and deadly.
Per their Friday, February 6, 3 p.m. update, Ave Maria University nurses have assessed five students who’ve presented rashes, bringing the total number of cases to 53.
Since the beginning of the semester, 48 nurse-assessed students have progressed beyond the contagious period and now have natural immunity. Note that only five students have been quarantined and are following the 4-day contagious period since their rashes were reported.
WINK News initially reported on the measles outbreak at Ave Maria University in early February, where students and locals expressed concern that the disease would spread beyond the university.
Measles, which was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 but is making a resurgence under the leadership of Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK jr, spreads through the air and can linger in enclosed spaces for hours after an infected person leaves. Health experts note that outbreaks often accelerate rapidly in close-contact environments such as university campuses.
Florida health officials have not publicly released vaccination rates for the campus, nor have they attributed the outbreak to any specific policy or belief system, likely because Surgeon General Ladupo is an anti-vax tool. They have urged students, staff, and the surrounding community to verify immunity and seek vaccination if needed, which is a breath of fresh air.
Measles didn’t come back because the science changed; it came back because we stopped believing in science.