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How could this happen? (quokk.au)
submitted 11 months ago by [A] to c/peoplemastodon
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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I do wonder if a lot more measles cases go unreported in rural America where these outbreaks are prevalent. There are no doctors in rural America.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    There are no doctors in rural America

    Yeah this is false far more often than it's true. I live in a small town (the kind where ambulance and fire services are all volunteers) with nothing but farming communities and farm/hunting land surrounding me. I have 4 hospitals in a 30 mile radius, and more clinics than I care to count

    Yes there are some very poor rural regions of states where access to healthcare is a struggle, but they are the exception rather than the norm

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    There are no doctors in rural America.

    False. I doubt that anyone in America is more than 30 miles from a medical facility.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I…don’t even know where to begin when refuting your statement. Do you have an example location or lived experience in mind when you say this?

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