• ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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    26 days ago

    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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      26 days ago

      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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        26 days ago

        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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          24 days ago

          There are no doctors in rural America… I…don’t even know where to begin when refuting your statement.

          Why not start by proving that there are no doctors in rural America?

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      25 days 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