US EditionMinnesota Somali Community Faces Decline in Measles Vaccination Amid Misinformation
Misinformation linking MMR vaccine to autism has dropped Somali community vaccination to 24%, raising outbreak risks despite outreach efforts, Minnesota health officials said.
- Measles vaccination rates among Minnesota's large Somali community have plummeted to 24%, down from 92% in 2006, fueled by the myth that the shot causes autism.
- Four measles outbreaks since 2011 have not changed the downward vaccination trend, as community members fear leaving home amid an immigration crackdown.
- While autism rates in Somali 4-year-olds are 3.5 times higher than white children, researchers say they don't know the cause, but vaccine misinformation has long thrived in the community.
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The Sun (Lowell)
Fear in Minnesota’s Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination
By DEVI SHASTRI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates among the state’s large Somali community had plummeted, with the myth that the shot causes autism spreading. Not even four measles outbreaks since 2011 made a dent in the trend. But recently, immunization advocates noted small vic…
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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination
Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota. For years, the state's large Somali community has been fertile ground for the myth that the measles vaccine causes autism.
Fear among Minnesota's Somali community compounds a public health woe: Low measles vaccination rates
Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota. For years, the state's large Somali community has been fertile ground for the...
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