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Tracking down the people behind a pamphlet that's fueling New York's measles outbreak
Source: CBS News
CBS NEWS May 14, 2019, 7:56 AM
Tracking down the people behind a pamphlet that's fueling New York's measles outbreak
The U.S. is grappling with record numbers of measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. back in 2000. In Rockland County, New York – ground zero of the current outbreak – the health commissioner blames an anti-vaccine pamphlet that's been circulating in the Northeast for years.
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Ruppert says misinformation is fueling the rise in cases, especially within the county's orthodox Jewish community. For at least the last four years, what's come to be known as the "PEACH pamphlet" has been targeting orthodox Jewish communities in the Northeast.
"It holds a lot of unscientific and erroneous information," Ruppert said.
The pamphlet claims vaccines are a contributing factor in causing autism even though the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community is that vaccines do not cause autism. But Ruppert had no idea who is behind the pamphlet. So we tried to find out.
The pamphlet's cover says it is "a project of parents educating and advocating for children's health," or "PEACH." That organization's website posted a statement saying it had nothing to do with the pamphlet, even though it hosted a copy on its website until last month when the pamphlet was taken down. The website lists one address in Brooklyn but all we found was a windowless concrete building.
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Tracking down the people behind a pamphlet that's fueling New York's measles outbreak
The U.S. is grappling with record numbers of measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. back in 2000. In Rockland County, New York – ground zero of the current outbreak – the health commissioner blames an anti-vaccine pamphlet that's been circulating in the Northeast for years.
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Ruppert says misinformation is fueling the rise in cases, especially within the county's orthodox Jewish community. For at least the last four years, what's come to be known as the "PEACH pamphlet" has been targeting orthodox Jewish communities in the Northeast.
"It holds a lot of unscientific and erroneous information," Ruppert said.
The pamphlet claims vaccines are a contributing factor in causing autism even though the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community is that vaccines do not cause autism. But Ruppert had no idea who is behind the pamphlet. So we tried to find out.
The pamphlet's cover says it is "a project of parents educating and advocating for children's health," or "PEACH." That organization's website posted a statement saying it had nothing to do with the pamphlet, even though it hosted a copy on its website until last month when the pamphlet was taken down. The website lists one address in Brooklyn but all we found was a windowless concrete building.
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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/measles-outbreak-tracking-down-the-people-behind-anti-vaccine-pamphlet/
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