The Daily Beast
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters On a recent visit to my doctor’s office, I was asked the routine questions about whether I had any flu symptoms or had traveled out of the country. Then there was this: Had I noticed any swelling in my face or jaw? That was new, and when I asked in turn what it was about, the receptionist replied succinctly: “ Mumps .” Yes, mumps is apparently making a comeback, taking its place alongside measles as an old-but-new-again risk to the American populace. It’s a regressive and unnecessary outcome that is largely the result of the anti-vax attitude and policies filtering out of RFK Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read more at The Daily Beast.
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