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Public Health Officials Discouraging 'Measles Parties'

Friday, February 6, 2015 | Sacramento, CA

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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That debate is rearing it's head again but some parents think they've found a way around that with "measles parties." These are gatherings where parents of unvaccinated kids take them to the homes of kids who are infected. 

 

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