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Can You Stop an Outbreak of a Contagious Disease?

Can You Stop an Outbreak of a Contagious Disease?

Quite depressing, honestly, that five years after Covid, we once again need explainers on how contagious diseases spread – and how vaccines help contain them. Unlike with the coronavirus that overwhelmed the world, we know exactly how to deal with measles – but it only works if almost everyone does their part.


From Weekly Filet #525, in April 2025.

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