There have been at least 10 outbreaks of measles across twenty states already this year, an alarming and dramatic surge.
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The MMR vaccine protects against three viral diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella, hence it's name.
The anti-vaccine movement is not limited just to the United States. Anti-vaxxers are influential in Europe, and the results have been entirely predictable: Europe is in the grip of a measles outbreak.