I was discussing vaccinations with the students from Rio Grande do Sul that also participated in VER-SUS these past weeks, and was shocked to learn that they had mumps and measles when they were younger. It wasn't till about 10 years ago that immunizations at an early age seemed to be really enforced--a majority of the kids got these diseases, and only got immunizations or vaccinations (if needed) when they were almost 10!
Apparently this is changing now, but it's pretty eye-opening how different the pace of developments are here and in the US.
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