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Philadelphia Revisits Its Deadly 1991 Measles Outbreak
Original: When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly’s 1991 Measles Outbreak
Philadelphia is looking back at its 1991 measles outbreak, which killed several children and was concentrated in communities linked to two churches that discouraged vaccination. The retrospective recounts how religious objections to immunization allowed the disease to spread rapidly, particularly in Philadelphia's Faith Tabernacle community, and how health officials eventually intervened to contain the outbreak.
Why now: Renewed public attention to vaccine hesitancy and outbreaks has revived interest in this historical example of religion-driven refusal of immunization.
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- When Religion Becomes Deadly: Philly’s 1991 Measles Outbreak · Philadelphia Magazine
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