Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Mumps in NYC

Via ProMED-mail: the mumps outbreak in New York City continues, with over 900 cases identified so far. See the link for MMR clinics serving the apparently under-vaccinated population. The NYC Department of Health notes that:

Each site will have separate entrances for women and men and will have separate staff members to vaccinate them. The staff will be culturally sensitive and respectful.


At the risk of sounding culturally insensitive, PlagueBlog must state that there are worse things than getting an MMR shot from a member of the opposite sex who's just doing their job--for example, orchitis.

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