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I just wanted to address one of the responses that people are not blaming the Jews for some of these outbreaks. In the case of the Measles outbreak, that is certainly not the case. Taken from the CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html)
Reasons for an increase in cases some years:
2018: The U.S. experienced 17 outbreaks in 2018. Three outbreaks in New York State, New York City, and New Jersey, respectively, contributed to most of the cases. Cases in those states occurred primarily among unvaccinated people in Orthodox Jewish communities. These outbreaks were associated with travelers who brought measles back from Israel, where a large outbreak is occurring. Eighty-two people brought measles to the U.S. from other countries in 2018. This is the greatest number of imported cases since measles was eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.