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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: PucksFool ✧✺🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Measles at a 35-year high
Date: 07/27/26 10:26 AM
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That is a question everyone in the US needs to answer and now people visiting the US must consider it too.

http://archive.today/6TozN

THIS ISN’T JUST A bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last year, the number of cases has exceeded the combined total over the previous 25 years. The vast majority of cases stem from domestic outbreaks fueled by low rates of vaccination—and rates are declining.

For the first time in a quarter century, the US no longer meets a main criterion for having eliminated measles as a public health threat. That status hinges on sporadic outbreaks fizzling out within a year. Utah’s outbreak has lasted for longer, since June 2025.
Nearly 400 people have been hospitalized with measles in the US this year and last, three people have died, and at least three suffered brain swelling with lingering symptoms.

I hope all those people who traveled here for the World Cup aren't ticking time bombs for their home country.
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