measles

Just Vaccinate

California had 136 cases of the measles with the latest outbreak, with the unvaccinated and too young to vaccinate being a majority of the cases. Recently, a report in Science said that the measles, basically, erased immunity memory and created a window of opportunity for other diseases. Basically, if you had the measles, there’s a […]

Tracking measles – is it important to do it publicly?

The reason why I got started down the GIS road, besides slightly veiled family ties to the industry, was because I saw such storytelling potential in map- making. I’d always enjoyed looking at them – I used to have them taped to my closet planning trips far away, places I wanted to see. I considered […]